Photograph of Arthur Kingston with enlargement from negative taken with similar lenses. Photograph of Arthur Kingston Photographs
Three original home made Arthur Kingston cameras with plastic lenses developed by James Fenton. Three home made 'Arthur Kingston' cameras Photographic Technology
Brass base plate with 35mm groove and locating pins. Three brass clamping plates with catches. Fitted with pillars to wooden base. Arthur Kingston. splicer for 35mm film Cinematography
Two ratchet wheels with indicator dials driven by electromagnets. Contact breakers in camera and gramaphone connected via 12v accumulator. Rocker on-off switch. Made by Arthur Kingston for Charles Pathe. 1908. Pathe sound synchroniser Cinematography 1908-
Brass linen proofer fitted with Kingston moulded plastic lens. Arthur Kingston. Linen proofer with Kingston plastic lens Photographic Technology
Five packets of Electrocolor playing needles and 27 packets of cutting needles. Arthur Kingston Needles for Kingston home recorder Cinematography
Early experimental electromagnetic recording mechanism for discs. Unsuccessful experiment in electrical recording. Arthur Kingston. experimental electromagnetic recording mechanism for discs Cinematography 1909-
Wooden base with metal lined 28mm groove. Felt covered wooden clamps at each end. Centre locating plate with tooth, metal surfaced clamp. Arthur Kingston. splicer for 28mm pathe kok film Cinematography
Resins used in early plastic lens experiments, translucent used on Arthur Kingston plastic lenses. 1933-1935. resins used in early plastic lens experiments Printed Materials & Ephemera 1933-1935
Punches, triangular perforation in sound track area. Perhaps for blooping negative sound tracks. Designed and constructed by Arthur Kingston. Kingston film punch Cinematography 1908-
The Kingston camera. Prototype plastic bodied camera for 127 rollfilm 1 1/4 x 1 /58 inches. Fitted with a Kingston plastic lens and rotating plate with two apertures. T/I shutter, with adjustable speed. A single control knob sets time exposure, Bright and Dull apertures and advances the lens for portraits. Large direct vision plastic lens finder. Compartment for spare film. Two pins contacts for flash. Cable release socket. Arthur Kingston. Overall: 130 mm x 72 mm x 72 mm. The Kingston camera Photographic Technology 1950
Kingston 3-colour additive projector. Hahn Goerz projector, on pedestal stand, arc lamphouse. Modified for 3-colour projection. Special mirror and condenser system illuminate 3 frame gate, Rotating segmental colour filter with red, green and blue sections arranged so that as each frame is projected three times in succession the appropriate colour is behind the gate. Three projection lenses. Two Beck projection lenses F: 120mm, 1 Fluor C lens on extension tube made from Raynol lens barrel. Beck prism system used to increase separation of optical paths to lenses. Made to design patented by Arthur Kingston and haworth Booth. Kingston three-colour additive projcetor Cinematography 1928
Sheet resins used in early plastic lens experiments, translucent used on Arthur Kingston plastic lenses. Experimental sheet materials including perspex, distrene and plexiglass. 1933-1935. sheet resins used in early plastic lens experiments Printed Materials & Ephemera 1933-1935
Claw mechanism prototype, Lumiere cam driven by sliding couplings to give very fast pulldown time. Drunken screw cam moves claw forward into gate every other movement. Arthur Kingston. prototype mechanism for fast pulldown flying spot scanner Cinematography
All brass arm hinged in centre to allow head to fold back onto rest. Provision for fitting weight (rod and weight missing). Weighted under front end. Steel tracking arm. Arthur Kingston. prototype for Kingston home recorder Cinematography
Flat brass arm hinged in centre. Ast metal soundbox with hand cut aluminium grille with double K motif. Steel tracking arm. Engraved Prov. Patent No. 9991/30. Arthur Kingston. prototype for Kingston home recorder Cinematography
Neon argon discharge lamp with a narrow neon U tube with expanded cylindrical ends and cylindrical electrodes. Contains a small amount of mercury. Arthur Kingston. Neon argon discharge lamp Photographic Technology
Fiberite sheet with aperture 4.5 x 6cm. Stamped 1,2,3,4,5,6. Attached cord with 9 knots.Used to estimate field of view given with various lenses. Arthur Kingston. viewmeter Cinematography
11cm aluminium arm holding acoustic soundbox with micra diaphragm. Disc engraved Kingston's Home recorders stuck on centre. Tracking arm of steel. Provision for attaching brass weight, rod missing. Arthur Kingston prototype arm for Kingston home recorder Cinematography
Kingston patent viewfinder, lens (missing) in helical focusing mount, produces image on ground glass screen which moves sideways as focusing lever is operated for parallax correction. Hinged screen hood missing. Arthur Kingston Kingston patent viewfinder Cinematography
Claw mechanism prototype, Lumiere cam driven by sliding couplings to give very fast pulldown time. Drunken screw cam moves claw forward into gate every fifth gear. Arthur Kingston. prototype mechanism for fast pulldown flying spot scanner Cinematography
Stand built by Arthur Kingston for the prototype Kingston camera. 11.4 x 12.8cm metal plate with apertures 6.4 x 8cm. Three rods support plate with close up lens approx 12cm. Attaches to camera by screwing to outside of lens mount. Close-up Stand for Kingston Camera Cinematography
Claw mechanism prototype, Lumiere cam driven by sliding couplings to give very fast pulldown time. Drunken screw cam moves claw forward into gate once every other movement. Fitted with ex-Bell and Howell projector gate and sprocket mechanism. Arthur Kingston. prototype mechanism for fast pulldown flying spot scanner Cinematography
Recorder arm only in nickel plate. Steel tracking arm. Plated alloy soundbox with aluminium grill with double K motif. Intaglio inscription "Kingstons Home records' Patent Application No.9991/30". Counterbalance weight and rod missing. Arthur Kingston. Kingston home recorder Cinematography
Line printing block, 6cm diameter on 6 x 6cm wooden block. Kingston's Home Recorders around outside, centre has lines for date, name, remarks and speeds. "British and Foreign Patents applied for". Arthur Kingston. Kingston's home recorders block for printing record labels Cinematography
Direct vision optical viewfinder for cine camera consisting of a brass tube, telescopic, giving approx 2:1 variation in image size. Rubber eyecup on aluminium mount with parallax adjustment in two planes. Shoe fitting. Possibly made by Arthur Kingston. Direct vision optical viewfinder for cine camera consisting of a brass tube Cinematography
Recorder arm only in cast grey alloy. Steel tracking arm. Cast alloy soundbox with aluminium grill with double K motif. Counterbalance weight. Kingstons Home Recorders British and Foreign patents applied for is the inscription on the relief. Arthur Kingston. Kingston home recorder Cinematography
Recorder arm only in cast white alloy. Steel tracking arm. Cast alloy soundbox with aluminium grill with double K motif. Counterbalance weight. Kingstons Home Recorders British and Foreign patents applied for is the inscription on the relief. Arthur Kingston. Kingston home recorder Cinematography
Model of Lumiere camera claw intermittent mechanism. Triangluar cam in nylon. Moves in double frame with square hole. Lower frame moves claw arm from side to side, upper frame moves up and down. Arthur Kingston. model of claw intermittent movement Cinematography
Theatre binoculars with plastic lenses made by the donor to patents No 416, 398. 1934. Brown Bakelite body made in Belgium by Neto. Rectangular objective lenses, convex and circular eyepiece lenses, concave. Arthur Kingston. C.1946. Theatre binoculars with plastic lenses Photographic Technology 1931-1941
Claw mechanism prototype, Lumiere cam driven by sliding couplings to give very rapid pulldown time. Claw inserted into gate once every other movement. Fitted with Bell and Howell projector mechanism and gate with double sprockets and sound head flywheel. Arthur Kingston. This prototype was tested for a year long test by Marconi at Great Baddow, Essex. prototype mechanism for fast pulldown flying spot scanner Cinematography
Meniscus taking lens of 15mm diameter, around a 35mm focal length for 16 on 127 film. With a rectangular full frame finder, concave lens and round eyepiece lens. Made by donor to his Patent No. 416, 398 1934. Arthur Kingston, 1935-1936. plastic camera lenses Photographic Technology 1935-1936
Simple sound head for variable density recording. Gate with attached lamphouse for neon glow lamp (present but broken). 35mm film passes in a loop through gate over a toothless roller with attached flywheel and back. Made by Arthur Kingston for Grindell-Matthews sound system. experimental variable density sound recording device Cinematography
Prototype mechanism for double run 16mm film cassette system. Built in portable gramophone case. Read projection foldaway screen in lid. Mirror system takes image from film in cassette (missing). Low voltage lamp fed by transformer. Variable resistance and anmeter in lamp circuit. SIngle claw mechanism. Framing and focusing controls. Arthur Kingston design. Prototype Kingston cassette projector Cinematography
Debrie GV highspeed cinecamera, model F for 35mm film. Cooke Speed Panchro lens, F:75mm f/2 No281068. Normally hand turned, but modified by Arthur Kingston for electric motor drive. Speed contiunuously variable up to 200 fps, shutter angle automatically adjusts as speed is altered to compensate expsure. Reflex focusing; battery lead, control handle. Debrie GV highspeed cinecamera Model F Cinematography
Kingston home recorder acoustic model, in two cartons containing a wire gauge for locating fixing base, a fixing base, a recorder with tracking arm, a BTH electromagnetic recording head, a counterbalance arm with weight, 1 packet of cutting needles, one packet of playing needles with sharpener and one tracking disc (separate carton with instructions in lid). Arthur Kingston Kingston home recorder (acoustic model) Cinematography
Prototype for Kingston Home Recorder. 13cm aluminium arm holding acoustic soundbox with aluminium diaphragm, marked Kingston home recorder. Steel tracking arm with brass pivot. prototype arm for Kingston home recorder Photographic Technology
