A vertical gate for the film carriage for a Pullin Optics film strip projector.
Pullin
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1949
Materials
Metal, Aluminium, Glass
Measurements
130 x 54 x 12 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525260.5
Summary
A vertical gate for the film carriage for a Pullin Optics film strip projector. The whole is mounted on a solid cast aluminium base which fits onto the 2 fixed pins of the film carriage by means of 2 spring steel clips. The casting is shaped at one end to hold the film onto the claw drive spindle and there is a vertical 25mm orifice covered with glass held in with 4 screws. The back of the plate is stamped with the Pullins Optic logo.
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
Pullin , manufacturer