A Kinora photographic card picture reel no 576
Kinora Ltd
Category
Photographs
Date
1902 - 1914
Materials
Brass, Card, Cardboard
Measurements
105 mm (Width) x 20 mm (Depth)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1521134.4
Summary
A Kinora reel of monochrome silver gelatine photographic prints. The reel consists of strong flexible cards attached to a circular core with a brass cap mounted on each side. The brass cap has a central fixing hole and is secured by three screws on each side. The photographic prints are of children dancing around a maypole. Markings: engraved on front of brass cap "Kinora Co. Ltd, London, 576" on reverse of brass cap, marked in black ink "1986.54c" The Kinora reel is encased in a circular card container with a circular hole in the lid. Markings: embossed on container lid "Kinora Ltd., London"
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Kinora Ltd, manufacturer