Glass prism and housing
Glass prism and housing
- Measurements:
-
overall: 36 mm x 92 mm x 64 mm, ,
- Materials:
- glass
- Object Number:
- 1978-464/1
- type:
- radioactive material
Acmade high speed rotating prism camera made for the ARDE (Armament Research and Development Establishment)
- maker:
- Acmade Limited
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Acmade high speed rotating prism camera made for the ARDE (Armament Research and Development Establishment), Fort Halstead, West Kent, and RAE (Royal Aircraft Establishment), Farnborough, for rocket, missiles and aircraft trials, British, c. 1950.
This camera was made for the ARDE (Armament Research and Development Establishment), Fort Halstead, West Kent, and RAE (Royal Aircraft Establishment), Farnborough, for recording rocket, missile and aircraft trials. It was made in limited numbers (less than ten). The camera was capable of filming at several thousand frames per second. The rotating prism camera allowed higher frame rates whilst placing less pressure on the film or transport mechanism. The film moves past a rotating prism - each revolution of the prism ‘paints’ the same number of frames onto the film as there are faces on the prism.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1978-464
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall (main part): 290 mm x 470 mm x 350 mm,
- type:
- cine camera
- credit:
- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
Parts
Two dust cap covers from Acmade high speed prism camera
Two dust cap covers, one other unit, (five items in total) from Acmade high speed rotating prism camera, British c.1950, plus two film magazines, one othe runit (with lens/optics).
- Materials:
- metal , brass , aluminium alloy , glass , zinc alloy , steel and paint
- Object Number:
- 1978-464/2
- type:
- camera accessories
Part of Acmade high speed rotating prism camera
Main part of Acmade high speed rotating prism camera fitted with one of two film magazines, British, c. 1950.
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This camera was made for the ARDE (Armament Research and Development Establishment), Fort Halstead, West Kent, and RAE (Royal Aircraft Establishment), Farnborough, for recording rocket, missile and aircraft trials. It was made in limited numbers (less than ten). The camera was capable of filming at several thousand frames per second. The rotating prism camera allowed higher frame rates whilst placing less pressure on the film or transport mechanism. The film moves past a rotating prism - each revolution of the prism ‘paints’ the same number of frames onto the film as there are faces on the prism.
- Object Number:
- 1978-464/3
- type:
- cine camera accessories
