Triumph electric lamp
Triumph
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1918
Materials
Metal, Brass, Glass, Ceramic, Bakelite
Measurements
190 x 118 x 155 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525197.4
Summary
Triumph electric lamp used as illuminant with a projector lantern. This is a horseshoe shaped base bearing the name Triumph embossed on the base. It supports a metal rod which is held in a hole at the back of the base by a knurled finger screw. Attached to the rod in the same way is a screw fit lamp holder mounted on a bent metal support. Attached to the rod above the lamp holder is a reflector which attaches in the the same way. There is a flex and a three round pin plug as used in the 1930 - 1960s.
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
Triumph , manufacturer