Projector mechanism for wide film
- Made:
- c. 1897 in London
- maker:
- Robert William Paul
Early Kinematographic apparatus:- one mechanism for wide films (2 3/8 inches wide) (60mm) manufactured by Robert William Paul.
Robert Paul was already a successful instrument maker when he entered the film industry in 1894 making replica Edison Kinetoscopes. He then entered into a partnership with Birt Acres produced a camera and several films including Rough Sea at Dover and The 1895 Derby. After acrimoniously parting wtih Acres, he developed his own projector, the Theatrograph in 1896, becoming a direct competitor to the Lumiere Brothers in early London film screenings.
He went on to develop further film making equipment including cameras, projectors and printers. He established a film studio in Muswell Hill where more elaborate 'trick' films were able to be made. Hugely sucessful for over a decade, Paul then left the film business in 1910, destroying his negatives and instead concentrated on scientific instrument making for the remainder of his career.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1913-554
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal) and leather
- Measurements:
-
overall: 300 mm x 420 mm x 190 mm, 7.3 kg
- type:
- projector mechanism
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
