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GHR-KE-2020-00001 Registered

Folding plate camera

Ashcombe & Rudd, London · c. 1895–1900 · Made in United Kingdom

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2020-00001
Object
Folding plate cameraVerified
Category
Photograph, negative or camera
Maker
Ashcombe & Rudd, LondonVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
c. 1895–1900Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
United Kingdom
Current location
Kenya (precise location withheld)
Registered
27 Jan 2020

Physical description

Verified

Folding plate camera by Ashcombe & Rudd, with brass-barrelled lens. Used in Nakuru for much of its working life.

Height
310 mm
Width
276 mm
Depth
316 mm
Weight
3.42 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Mahogany, brass, leather bellows
Condition
Good — Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.Verified
Condition notes
Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.

Marks and inscriptions

“ASHCOMBE & RUDD · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Applicant-submitted

Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 1916: Transferred into an institutional collection. Babirye Opio, 1993: Received as a gift by the current custodian.

  1. c. 1895–1900
    Ashcombe & Rudd Manufacture · United Kingdom
    Made and numbered ••••.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1916
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Transfer · Nakuru
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Letter
  3. 1993
    Babirye Opio Gift · Nakuru
    Received as a gift by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
  4. 2020
    Babirye Opio Registration · Nakuru
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Received as a gift, 1993Verified

Inspections and verification

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