Metal box for Lantern projector.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1918
Materials
Metal
Measurements
308 x 192 x 500 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525197.3
Summary
Metal box for Lantern projector. Pressed metal contruction, one piece creates the sides and top. This is folded and pressed onto the base plate. The end plate is then folded and pressed onto the box. A hinged door created by folding and pressing metal sheet around a wire support is attached and has a latch ands staple closure allowing it to be locked with a padlock. On the top two rivetted straps secure a leather carrying handle.
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