A set of 3 supplementary lenses plus a yellow filter for a Pathescope Motorcamera B cine camera, in a small leather case
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1932 - 1936
Materials
Metal, Glass, Leather, Velvet, Paper
Measurements
30 x 67 x 30 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524748.2
Summary
A set of 3 supplementary lenses for close up photography, plus a supplementary lens with a yellow filter, for a Pathescope Motorcamera B 9.5mm cine camera. The lenses are all marked "Hermagis Paris" and show the focal lengths (0.5m, 1m, 2m). The lens with a yellow filter is marked "x4". They are contained in a small light brown leather case, with blue velvet interior separators and a metal clasp. The initials "JM" are written in ink on the inside of the lid. Inside the case is a piece of paper (possibly cut from a catalogue) showing a photograph of the item, with the (incomplete) text "Three supplementary lenses for taking "close-ups" at distances of 6 1/2 ft, 3f......"
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