Newman & Guardia Universal Special B camera owned by Arthur Wigram Allen

R 2476

fonds

1892-1912

9683394

1 camera - 19 x 17 x 13 cm

Arthur Wigram Allen was born on 4 February 1862 in Glebe, Sydney. He was the grandson of George Allen, founder of Allen, Allen and Hemsley, the oldest legal firm in Australia, established in 1822. In 1885, following the death of his two elder brothers, Arthur assumed control of the Sydney firm and business interests. On 15 September 1891, he married Ethel Grace Lamb (1868-1929) with whom he had four children. He had a fascination with photography and new technologies of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and took extensive photographs of Sydney city, family and social events between about 1890 and 1934. He died on 2 October 1941 in Woollahra, Sydney.

References:
Museums of History NSW. Accessed 20 November 2024. https://mhnsw.au/stories/general/an-edwardian-summer-sydney-through-the-lens-of-arthur-wigram-allen/

Australia Vital Notices, 1831-2001. 4 July 1891-26 December 1891. Accessed 20 November 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/9091/images/32744_b140390-00525

Find a Grave. "Arthur Wigram Allen". Accessed 20 November 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225456887/arthur_wigram-allen/

By descent from Arthur Wigram Allen to Hugh Allen, his great-grandson.

ITEM 1
1 quarter-plate Newman & Guardia Universal Special B detective type camera owned by Arthur Wigram Allen, manufactured between 1892 and 1912.

ITEM 2
1 velvet-lined leather storage case.

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Inscribed "N & G, Special B" on base of camera, identifying the manufacturer and type.

Date range based on manufacturing period of Universal Special B type cameras.

Camera and case stored in separate boxes at the advice of Collection Care due to the case being damaged and having mould which could corrode the metal parts of the camera if stored together.
Library acquisition file, November 2024