Lid for lantern house of Ensign Optiscope 20 lantern projector
Ensign Limited
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
70 x 230 x 110 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525231.6
Summary
Lid for lantern house of Ensign Optiscope 20 lantern projector. Made of metal with a black crackle finish.
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