A paraffin burner for the safelight
Benetfink and Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1890 - 1910
Materials
Metal, Fabric, Brass?
Measurements
60 mm (Height); 64 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525137.2
Summary
A paraffin burner for the safelight. The unit is cylindrical with a brass top and a control valve with a fabric wick.
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
Benetfink and Co., manufacturer