Small electrical lantern slide projector.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1900 - 1910
Materials
Metal, Glass, Brass
Measurements
250 x 410 x 148 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525186.1
Summary
Small electrical lantern slide projector by Poulenc Frères. The projector is cylindrical and attached to the top of the carrying case. When inverted, the case forms a base for the projector. The main body is metal whilst the front of the unit is brass. The lamp housing is at the rear and a filament bulb is in place. The lens has rack and pinion focussing.
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