A brass object of unknown purpose (possibly a light baffle?) associated with a lantern projection microscope.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass
Measurements
63 mm (Depth); 62 mm (Diameter)
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525090.4
Summary
A brass object of unknown purpose (possibly a light baffle?) associated with a lantern projection microscope. The object is in three parts which screw together; 1. A circular brass plate with a hole in the centre, attached to a brass tube of the same diameter as the hole. 2. A small brass cap which screws into the end of the tube. 3. A larger brass lid which screws over the top of the tube covering the brass cap.
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