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GHR-KE-2008-00003 Registered

Field camera

Ashcombe & Rudd, London · Date unknown · Made in United Kingdom

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2008-00003
Object
Field cameraVerified
Category
Photograph, negative or camera
Maker
Ashcombe & Rudd, LondonVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
Date unknownUnknownApplicant-submitted
Made in
United Kingdom
Current location
Kenya (precise location withheld)
Registered
20 Jul 2008

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Field camera by Ashcombe & Rudd, with ground-glass focusing screen. Used in Nairobi for much of its working life.

Height
356 mm
Width
224 mm
Depth
198 mm
Weight
5.00 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Mahogany, brass, leather bellows
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Some later repairs and replaced fittings.

Marks and inscriptions

“ASHCOMBE & RUDD · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 1935: Brought to Nairobi. before 1962: Custody in this period is not documented. Abebe Mbatia, 2000: Received as a gift by the current custodian.

The custody history is incomplete

There is a period for which no custodian is documented. Gaps are shown in the timeline rather than filled by assumption.

  1. 1930
    Ashcombe & Rudd Manufacture · United Kingdom
    Made and numbered ••••.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1935
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Acquisition · Nairobi
    Brought to Nairobi.
    Applicant-submitted
  3. before 1962
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 2000
    Abebe Mbatia Gift · Nairobi
    Received as a gift by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Deed of gift
  5. 2008
    Abebe Mbatia Registration · Nairobi
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Received as a gift, 2000Verified

Inspections and verification

DateStatusOutcomeNotes
11 Jul 2008 Completed Consistent with record Inspection report held by the registry.