A bracket to hold the condenser
Butcher
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Brass
Measurements
155 x 155 x 170 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525252.5
Summary
A brass holder for the condenser unit. This is attached to the front of the lamphouse by four screws. In addition to this main function, there is loaded plane, presumably to allow the projection of other items e.g. slides. At the front of the unit is a brass cone direction light to the film module (catalogued seperately).
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
Butcher, manufacturer