A D.R.P. Electric Flash Gun
D.R.P.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1935 - 1940
Materials
Chrome, Fabric, Plastic
Measurements
165 x 22 x 24 mm
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525019.1
Summary
A D.R.P. Electric Flash Gun for Leica, Contax, Peggy, Makina, Rolleiflex and roll film cameras. This comprises a metal mounting plate from which an electric connector pin on a flexible fabric covered wire extends. This is attached to one of knurled caps at either end of the battery holder. On the other end cap is mounted the bulb holder.
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
D.R.P., manufacturer