Biunial lantern slide projector by J.H. Steward of London.
J. H. Steward Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1890
Materials
Wood, Metal, Glass, Rubber
Measurements
750 x 290 x 600 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525226
Summary
Biunial lantern slide projector by J.H. Steward of London. These lanterns were produced so that the picture from one slide could dissolve while another appeared. Mahogany body with brass fittings and a pair of 6" rack and pinion focusing lenses with swivel lens covers attached. Metal fluted chimney on top (can be removed, but is part of main object). Brass carrying handles along each side. Two doors each side. Long rubber tubing at rear and inside, tangled up and now hard and brittle, attached to a 6-way star dissolver gas taps on rear, for control of the illuminant. Brass shield slides up and down behind the lenses, enabling each to be blocked off.
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
J. H. Steward Ltd, manufacturer