Chimney for Woodbury Sciopticon Lantern
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1870
Materials
Metal
Measurements
Closed 226 x 118 x 55 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525176.3
Summary
Chimney for Woodbury Sciopticon Lantern Black metal rectangular chimney that slots into the top of the burner on the lantern. this is made of two pieces of metal. The outer casing which is a rectangular tube with a slightly curved base to fit into the burner and then the inner part that slides inside. This has a curved cap that is attached. This alters the height of the chimney. The four corners bottom of the inner part are cut away and bent in, making it easier to slot this part into the outer houseing.
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