Catalogue des appareils cinématographiques de la Cinémathèque française et du CNC

Type de l'appareil

entraînement du film 35 mm par deux griffes ; deux débiteurs dentés ; deux galets ; deux magasins bois intérieur ; couloir avec deux presseurs à ressort et une glace transparente ; viseur extérieur donnant sur la glace du couloir ; obturateur réglable deux pales ; poinçon sur pellicule ; compteur de mètres ; poignée cuir ; coffret bois

Auteurs

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Fabricants

Alfred Darling
Brighton, 47 Chester Terrace

Utilisateurs

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Distributeurs

Alfred Darling
Brighton, 47 Chester Terrace

Sujet du modèle

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Objectif

E. Krauss Paris n° 92 365 Tessar Zeiss 1 : 4,5 F. 56 Bté

Taille de l'objet

Ouvert :
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Fermé :
Longueur : 32 cm
Largeur : 14.5 cm
Hauteur : 31.5 cm

Diamètre :
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Taille de la boîte de transport

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Remarques

Caméra vendue et utilisée pour la France avec compteur de mètres et inscription "Tirez" pour le perforateur de poinçon.

"Alfred Darling was from London. In 1894 he started a small engineering shop in a back room of his house at 47 Chester Terrace, Brighton. Success forced a move to larger premises at 25 Ditchling Road, which he occupied until 1926. Here he undertook the manufacture of all manner of light engineering products. Coming into contact with that small group of Brighton film pioneers, he began to specialise in cinematographic equipment, and Esme Collings, G.A. Smith and James Williamson were among his first customers for this class of work. He also encouraged them in their pioneering work and was able to render valuable technical assistance whenever it was needed. In 1897, he was associated with the firm of J. Wrench & Son and in July of that year took out a patent, with Alfred Wrench, for a claw-operated cine camera with a variable shutter. In the following year, he was employed by Charles Urban to make the mechanism for the Biokam, a small gauge cinematograph for amateur use. He was later to make a wide range of standard 35 mm cine cameras that found a favourable market, not only in England, but throughout the world. Other equipment manufactured by Darling included printers, winders, measurers, tripods and projectors. His customers included many of the top names of the industry. Alfred Darling died on 24 July 1931 aged sixty-nine years and is buried in Hove cemetery" (John Barnes, in Stephen Herbert & Luke McKernan (dir.), Who's Who of Victorian Cinema, London, BFI, 1996).