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Boardman 'Northlight' quadruple carbon arc lamp on wheeled ajustable tripod, manufactured by Amalgamated Photographic Manufacutrers Ltd. Manufacturer's plate to rear of lamp reads 'BROADMAN'S NORTHLIGHT APPARATUS / AMALGAMATED PHOTOGRAPHIC MANUFACTURERS Ltd / SOHO SQUARE, LONDON W'

Boardman 'Northlight' Studio Light

1920s

Photographic studio umbrella reflector lamp manufactured by Amalgamated Photographic Manufacturers Ltd in London, about 1925. Manufacturer's plate on top part of the metal frame reads 'BROADMAN'S NORTHLIGHT APPARATUS / AMALGAMATED PHOTOGRAPHIC MANUFACTURERS Ltd / SOHO SQUARE, LONDON W'. No bulb fitted.

Photographic Studio Umbrella Reflector Lamp

1920s

Adapted studio light used by Gerald Thompson, OBE, FRPS (1917-2002), for microscopic and insect filming. Used in the making of his film, 'The Alder Wood Wasp and its Insect Enemies', 1960. Gerald Thompson was one of the founders of Oxford Scientific Films. Wheeled.

Adapted Studio Light For Microscopic Filming

1960

Photographic studio umbrella reflector lamp manufactured by Amalgamated Photographic Manufacturers Ltd in London, about 1925. Manufacturer's plate on top part of the metal frame reads 'BROADMAN'S NORTHLIGHT APPARATUS / AMALGAMATED PHOTOGRAPHIC MANUFACTURERS Ltd / SOHO SQUARE, LONDON W'. No bulb fitted.

Photographic Studio Umbrella Reflector Lamp

1920s

Adapted studio light used by Gerald Thompson, OBE, FRPS (1917-2002), for microscopic and insect filming. Used in the making of his film, 'The Alder Wood Wasp and its Insect Enemies', 1960. Gerald Thompson was one of the founders of Oxford Scientific Films. Wheeled. One foot stamped 'SERVENTI'.

Adapted Studio Light For Microscopic Filming

1960