A shutter device to provide synchronised moving pictures
Ernemann
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1918 - 1920
Materials
Metal
Measurements
125 x 120 x 10 mm
Place of origin
Dresden
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525237.3
Summary
A shutter device to provide synchronised moving pictures. It consists of a plate with two unequal lobes. The unit is attached to the drive shaft by means of a grubscrew.
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
Ernemann , manufacturer