A Piccaddilly 16mm Cine Projector
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1910 - 1930
Materials
Tin, Steel, Glass
Measurements
300 x 115 x 320 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525670.1
Summary
A Piccaddilly 16mm Cine Projector. The unit is black tin and the only marking is on the base saying 'Foreign'. Two detachable stays hold he feed and take-up spools respectively. Film progression is via the sprockets which are driven by a hand crank on the side. The take-up spool is then driven by a rubber belt. The lens is mounted in a chrome sleeve and slides to achieve focus. The lamphouse has a removable back and has a mains module for a bulb -catalogued seperately. The rear plate of the lamphouse has a metal concave mirro to optimise illumination.