An Acetylene burner unit by Ensign.
Houghton
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1910 - 1920
Materials
Iron, Steel
Measurements
170 x 210 x 118 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525181.2
Summary
An Acetylene burner unit. It is mounted on a cast iron base and has four burner nozzles which can be contolled independently by taps at the rear. The burners are in-line and behind is a steel concave mirror. On the base is a plate reading ' Ensign Made in England'.
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