A dissolve device for a pair of Negretti and Zambra slide projectors
Negretti and Zambra
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1860
Materials
Metal, Brass
Measurements
290 x 310 x 33 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525216.5.3
Summary
A dissolve device for a pair of Negretti and Zambra slide projectors A bent metal diagonal bar with two hinged plates with comb like structures on each end, one facing up and one facing down. The hole is mounted onto a brass square section mount with a nulled securing bolt. This mount fits over the square section rack.
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
Negretti and Zambra , manufacturer