Metal tin (empty) for cine film reels of the Coronation of George VI & Queen Elizabeth.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
122 mm (Height); 305 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525299
Summary
Metal tin (empty) for cine film reels of the Coronation of George VI & Queen Elizabeth. Circular metal tin, now rusted together. Stamped on the top in a circular plaque - The Gaumont British News Reel of the Coronation of their majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. May 12th 1937. Presented by General Film Distributors Ltd and their subscribers.
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.