Epidiascope by Zeiss Ikon.
Zeiss Ikon
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1926 - 1935
Materials
Metal, Glass, Plastic?, Wood
Measurements
400 x 180 x 480 mm
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525187
Summary
Epidiascope by Zeiss Ikon. The unit is black metal with 120mm slide stage or water trough. It has a, 250mm lens with worm gear focussing. A fan cooled 500w lamp and lens no 186802 It can be set to 110 or 220 volts. On the side is embossed 'Zeiss Ikon' and printer is 'Made in Germany W.73023'.
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
Zeiss Ikon, manufacturer