Parts and Accessories For Biokam Amateur Cine Outfit
- PART OF:
- "Biokam" Amateur Cine Outfit, 1899
- maker:
- Voigtlander, Alfred Darling and Warwick Trading Company
Parts and accessories for Biokam 17.5mm combined camera, printer and projector, 1899. Brass lens and cover; three film spools; leather lens cap; light bulb; film carrier box; two metal keys.
One of the first cameras specifically designed for the amateur market, the Biokam could be used to take both still and moving images. It was first demonstrated to the London Camera Club by T C Hepworth in 1899 and was advertised as 'a combined Cinematograph & snapshot camera, Printer, Projector, Reverser and Enlarger'.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1937-782/2
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown), wood (unidentified), copper (alloy), felt and leatherette
- Measurements:
-
film carrier: 110 mm x 40 mm x 60 mm,
spool boxes: 50 mm x 40 mm x 58 mm,
lens cap: 10 mm, 36 mm,
lens flap: 49 mm,
lens barrel: 30 mm 64 mm,
light bulb: 25 mm 15 mm,
- type:
- camera accessories
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
