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1950s WESTON Model 853 Direct Reading Exposure Meter w/Case & Manual Bakelite
1950s WESTON Model 853 Direct Reading Exposure Meter w/Case & Manual Bakelite

1950s WESTON Model 853 Direct Reading Exposure Meter w/Case & Manual Bakelite

$ 7.91

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Brand: Weston
  • Condition: Very gentle wear. Works great.
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Vintage 1950s WESTON Model 853 Direct Reading Exposure Meter w/Case & Manual Bakelite
    From Camerapedia
    Sangamo Weston
    was a company that made
    light meters
    , among much other electrical equipment. It is particularly known for the
    Weston Master
    series of
    selenium meters
    .
    Weston was founded by chemist Edward Weston, who held many patents for electrical inventions, from permanent magnets through cellulose manufacturing, dynamos, arc & filament lights and the magnetic-drag speedometer to electrical measurement instruments (and even US 895218 - a fruit box!)
    [1]
    Weston's son, Edward Faraday Weston, applied for a U.S. patent on the first Weston Exposure meter, granted as No.2016469 in October 1935.
    [2]
    This was a cylindrical case with an electrical meter at one end, and an iris at the other; an adjustable scale around the meter opened and closed the iris, and showed the exposure. Sangamo was originally "Sangamo Electric Co.", in Springfield, Illinois, and set up a British subsidiary in 1921. Sangamo acquired the Weston Electrical Instrument Co. in 1936.
    [3]
    Since Weston were an early player in the light meter game - before film speeds were standardised, Weston had their own
    film speed scales
    .