perforated disc from light organ

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection

630mm diameter dish perforated with circular holes. Used in Kingston - Grindell Matthews light organ in which beams of light from lamps turned on by keyboard switches passed through perforations onto photocells, the amplified output of which produced musical tones.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/3508
Measurements:
overall: 190 mm 609 mm,
type:
light organ (component)
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford