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GHR-KE-1996-00003 Registered

Field camera

Varenne Photographie, Lyon · 1914 · Made in France

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1996-00003
Object
Field cameraVerified
Category
Photograph, negative or camera
Maker
Varenne Photographie, LyonVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
1914Documented (invoice, certificate or archive record)Verified
Made in
France
Current location
Kenya (precise location withheld)
Registered
11 Sep 1996

Physical description

Verified

Field camera by Varenne Photographie, with original plate holders. Used in Nakuru for much of its working life.

Height
214 mm
Width
320 mm
Depth
260 mm
Weight
1.92 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Mahogany, brass, leather bellows
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Old damage, stabilised; some parts missing.

Marks and inscriptions

“VARENNE PHOTOGRAPHIE · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Applicant-submitted

Achieng Odhiambo, 1915: Recorded in an inventory at Nakuru. Tatenda Mutasa, 1937: Passed by inheritance. Anjali Gupta, 1966: Received as a gift by the current custodian.

  1. 1914
    Varenne Photographie Manufacture · France
    Made and numbered ••••.
    VerifiedSource: Maker’s records
  2. 1915
    Achieng Odhiambo Acquisition · Nakuru
    Recorded in an inventory at Nakuru.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Inventory entry
  3. 1937
    Tatenda Mutasa Inheritance · Nakuru
    Passed by inheritance.
    VerifiedSource: Accession register
  4. 1966
    Anjali Gupta Gift · Nakuru
    Received as a gift by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Will
  5. 1996
    Anjali Gupta Registration · Nakuru
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Received as a gift, 1966Verified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.