Bladed shutter disc for hand driven 35mm cine projector..
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1915
Materials
Metal
Measurements
20 mm (Depth); 135 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525268.3
Summary
Bladed shutter disc for hand driven 35mm cine projector. Mask disc to control flicker rate comprises of soft metal disc with 2 fan shaped gaps. A solid metal central boss attached by 3 screws drilled for the drive axel and with a worm screw to connect into the slot of the axel.
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.