This very old camera was on display in the museum at Hill End...
thought to be dated mid 1800's...
Labeled "W. Watson & Sons 315 High Holborn London."
A premier makers', compact, dark mahogany and brass,
dark red bellowed 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 inch (16.5 x 12cm.)
plate camera with a fine paneled tailboard,
Pair of brass bound AFR Paris Anastigmat symmetrical f6.8 135mm. lenses
numbered 264 and 265. All original lacquered finish.
Two matching dark slides in individual cases.
Lens caps and head cloth all fitting in a rigid canvas covered case.
The Wm. Watson company was founded in 1837 in London.
In the 1840s, The firm sold lanterns, slides and associated equipment.
In the late 1870s the firm began adding photographic equipment and
quickly became one of the country's leading manufacturers
of the Highest Class Photographic Instruments and Apparatus.
