Prestwich Model 5 35mm Cine Camera
- PART OF:
- Sarosh Collection of Film Technology
- Made:
- c. 1900 in London
Prestwich Model 5 (?) 35mm cine camera, with lens no. 179335 and two internal magazines
The Prestwich Manufacturing Company of Tottenham (London) was founded by John Alfred Prestwich (1874-1952) in 1895. Prestwich was an engineer of outstanding ability, who constructed some of the finest cinematographic apparatus of cinema's first decade, he held patents for a number of inventions, not limited to cinematography. After the early 1900s, his work was focused on internal combustion engines, gearing and other systems for motor cars and cycles.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Feroze Sarosh Collection
- Object Number:
- 2007-5005/105
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- type:
- 35mm cine camera
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
