A panel/casing for side of the projector
Kershaw-Soho Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1926
Materials
Metal, Brass
Measurements
260 x 135 x 60 mm
Place of origin
Leeds
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525228.3
Summary
A panel/casing to protect some other working parts and possibly provide some storage capacity. It fits on the side of the frame and has a lubrication channel at the top giving access to the sprocket mechanism. The cap to the lubricant channel has some printing on which is currently difficult to read. The side of the panel has an embossed pattern and in large letters 'Kalee'. A brass plate reads ' Mechanism N0 9471 Model No 8 When ordering spare parts state mechanism No., Model No. and catalogue no of part.'.
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
Kershaw-Soho Ltd, manufacturer