A transformer for use with Kodascope cine projectors
Kodak Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Plastic, Leather
Measurements
230 x 300 x 100 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525262.5
Summary
A transformer for use with Kodascope cine projectors. The transformer has dual elements, contained in a perforated metal cover with a brown leather carrying handle, and has two outlet plugs; the upper plug marked for use with Kodascopes A and B with 200 watt lamps (4 amps), and the lower for use with Kodascopes A, B and K with 250 or 260 watt lamps (5 amps). On top is a sliding control to adjust the supply voltage. Marked "Made in Great Britain".
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
Kodak Ltd, manufacturer