Sixteen lens cine camera by Louis Le Prince

Made:
1886-1887 in Paris
maker:
Louis Aimé Augustin Le
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Le Prince 16-lens camera (interior)
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Le Prince 16-lens camera
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Le Prince 16-lens camera
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Le Prince 16-lens camera
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Sixteen lens cinematographic camera
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Sixteen lens cinematographic camera
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Sixteen lens cinematographic camera
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Sixteen lens cinematographic camera, made by Louis Le Prince in Paris in 1887 (with electrical connections)

This camera took a series of pictures using 16 independent shutters, fired in sequence. The camera was probably only operated with a single glass plate, limiting the sequence to 16 images, although the patent outlines a complex mechanism involving two moving paper films.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1931-3
Materials:
wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), glass, copper (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy), electronic components and textile
Measurements:
overall: 544 mm x 550 mm x 430 mm,
type:
motion picture camera
credit:
G M Le Prince