Simplex camera shutter.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Metal, Textile
Measurements
90 x 98 x 40 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524716
Summary
Simplex camera shutter. Wooden body, with back section painted black, metal detailing and black textile roller blind. Metal dial on base, numbered 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100. Lever on top for "Z" and "M". Markings: Engraved in metal plate on top, next to winding knob: "Simplex".
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