The base plate and one vertical rod of an illuminant for a W Butcher Empire No.00 35mm hand driven cine projector.
Butcher’s
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
175 x 120 x 165 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525271.6
Summary
The base plate and one vertical rod of an illuminant for a W Butcher Empire No.00 35mm hand driven cine projector. The whole is a cast metal tray which slides into the lamp house gallery and is tapped to take 2 vertical rods, only 1 is present.
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’s, manufacturer