Ensign Optiscope No. 20 lantern slide projector.
Ensign Limited
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1930
Materials
Metal, Glass, Leather
Measurements
530 x 530 x 265 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525231.1
Summary
Ensign Optiscope No. 20 lantern slide projector. The projector has an all metal black crackle body, with chrome plated fittings and a built in 1000 watt electric illuminant, cantilever extension bellows and a lens board with a screw-in lens mounting. It is supported on a heavy metal stand, with adjustable chrome support rods at the rear corners of the lamphouse. Markings; on a plate on the front of the lamphouse "Ensign Optiscope 1000 watt No 20. Made in England. Ensign Ltd London"
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
Ensign Limited, manufacturer