Osram 500W gas-filled lamp in original packaging.
Osram
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Glass, Card, Paper
Measurements
170 mm (Height); 80 mm (Diameter)
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525404.9
Summary
Osram 500W gas-filled lamp in original packaging. For use in ICA Monopol cine projector. Edison screw fitting. Bulb is securely packed in card and paper tube, but can be seen inside without removal. Inside, next to the bulb, is a small card printed in red text with information about use of the bulb in an upright position. The outer packaging is brown paper, printed in black, red and white.
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
Osram, manufacturer