Two projector arc chimneys.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
160 x 170 x 240 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525295
Summary
Two black cast metal chimneys for projector. These are funnel shaped with a flat base with a bolt hole in each corner so it can be attached to the projector. One chimney has a lever on the side that fits across the diameter of the chimney with a spring on the other side. This operates a flue damper which is a metal disc that fits half way up the funnel and can open or close at varying degrees. This chimney has one corner of the base missing. The second chimney does not have a damper, although the holes are there where it should be. The rest of the object is complete.
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.