Chimney for Burner
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
395 x 100 x 105 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525204.2
Summary
Chimney for burner This square metal chimney has a large oval hole near the base and on either side are two metal slots. The top is enclosed by a sloping lid at 45 degrees and at the back is a smaller oval slot. Just below this slot on the inside is a flat metal shelf that stretches 3/4 way across. At the back of the chimney is another large rectangular opening and this has a detachable metal plate that slides down the slots on either side. This plate has a small handle at the top.
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