Pair of lightwieght prickers for Magic lantern
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
16 mm (Width) x 1 mm (Depth); 104 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525225.5
Summary
Pair of lightweight prickers for Magic lantern. These are two identical pressed metal handles teardrop in shape, with a hole at the larger end and the tip is folded back to hold a small, fine, but stiff metal wire. It appears to be designed for pricking something or for pulling something from a confined space.
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