An Agfa Magnesium Flash Gun.
Agfa
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1909 - 1910
Materials
Chrome, Plastic, Fabric
Measurements
180 x 70 x 60 mm
Place of origin
Berlin
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525016
Summary
An Agfa Magnesium Flash Gun. It has a small chrome tray for the flash powder and a friction wheel driven by a spring and controlled by the cable release. The front. panel (when closed) has embossed 'Agfa DRP 230110'
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
Agfa, manufacturer