Twin wick oil lamp burner for lantern slide projector.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Fabric
Measurements
175 x 75 x 170 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525306
Summary
Twin wick oil lamp burner for lantern slide projector. The lamp is an ornate brass structure with two fabric wicks which are adjusted with separate knobs. There is a screw thread around the wicks suggesting there may have been a removable glass hood. There are no markings to identify manufacturer.
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