Lantern slide projector.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1910
Materials
Metal, Brass
Measurements
287 x 133 x 400 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525175.1
Summary
Lantern slide projector. The main body of the lantern is constructed of Russian iron, bent metal. Just above the base plate there are perforations in the metal and then the illuminant box is created in a single piece of metal domed slightly at the top with an opening for the detachable chimney. To the rear is a hinged door with a metal spring clip to introduce the illuminant and on the right side of the box is a hinged door with a knurled knob controlling a turn buckle fastening. To the front of the illuminant housing also constructed in Russian iron is the box section which includes the slide slot. The condenser lenses are missing. There is then a cylindrical projection over which the lens housing fits telescopically by friction. The lens housing is made of brass and comprises a cylindrical portion which fits over the Russian iron lantern body. There is then a screw mount into which the lens assembly fits. The lenses are contained in telescopic brass tubes which can be focused by means of a knurled knob which controls a rack and pinion system to move the objective lens forward.
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