Lancaster Kapawl roller blind camera shutter.
J. Lancaster & Son
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Metal, Textile
Measurements
115 x 114 x 27 mm
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524717
Summary
Lancaster Kapawl roller blind camera shutter. Wooden body, with brass and metal detailing and black textile roller blind. Metal dial on base, numbered in increments of 10 from 20 to 100. Markings: Plaque on side: "Kapawl. Patent. Lancaster. Birmingham".
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
J. Lancaster & Son , manufacturer