Ensign acetylene generator.
Houghton
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1910 - 1920
Materials
Steel
Measurements
340 mm (Height); 120 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525181.1
Summary
Ensign acetylene generator. The generator is chrome plated steel and comprises two chambers connected by a small vent and fastened together with two holding bolts. There is a handle on the top and some connecting pipework. An adjustment dial on the side shows a scale 0-7, but it is not clear what this controls. There are no markings indicating manufacturer or date.
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
Houghton , manufacturer