Metal box for a Benetfink lantern projector
Benetfink and Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1900
Materials
Metal
Measurements
245 x 175 x 402 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525177.4
Summary
Metal box for a Benetfink lantern projector. This comprises bent metal and wire made in three pieces. The sides top and bottom are fashioned from one piece of mettal with wire reinforcements at each end. The back of the box is one piece of metal folded around the wire reinforcement and soldered in place. the lidis a single piece folded to close on all four sides around the metal of the sides but before the reinforcing wire. Hinge flaps are bent around the reinforcing wire and soldered to the lid. The lid is closed by a turn buckle which is folded to allow it to form a staple which closes over the reinforcing wire and into a slot created in the side wall of the box
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