Chimney for Stocks Patent 4 wick burner
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1890
Materials
Metal
Measurements
220 x 130 x 60 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525201.3
Summary
Chimney for Stocks Patent 4 wick burner Black metal rectangular tower with an inner and outer frame. The inner frame can be raised or lowewred by turning a large metal knob on one side which uses a rachet system.(this is not working at present.) The top of the chimney has a metal top to deflect the gases. The chimney sits comfortably on the metal cowl on the top of the burner.
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