Parts and Accessories For Biokam Amateur Cine Outfit

PART OF:
"Biokam" Amateur Cine Outfit, 1899
Made:
1899 in Brunswick and London
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