
'Photo-rotoscope' 35mm projector mechanism
- maker:
- W. C. Hughes & Co.









"Photo-rotoscope" 35mm. projector mechanism, made by W C Hughes, Brewster House, 82 Mortimer Road, Kingsland Road, London, c. 1896.
This projector advances the film by 'dog' motion. An eccentric roller on a rotating disc periodically strikes the film below the film gate and drags the film the length of one frame. The film is then taken up by a continuously moving sprocket wheel.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1955-127
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, mahogany (wood), metal (unknown), pine, steel (metal) and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall: 300 mm x 230 mm x 180 mm, 3.16 kg
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford