A historic camera
The exceptional thing about making movies is meeting exceptional people. People who are creative, people who are excited about creating something new.
But making or buying movie props is just as exciting. We just got an old camera from J. Lancaster & Son. The camera was made around 1900. Now that everyone has had a chance to admire it, it will be carefully stored and is expected to be used in the next two films.
Here is a short excerpt from Wikipedia:
J. Lancaster & Son was a photographic company, formed in Birmingham, England, in 1835 when James Lancaster started an optical firm for the manufacture of glasses, microscopes, and telescopes.
The company was an optician and camera maker based in Irving Street, Birmingham. It was one of the world’s major camera makers in 1898. It made wooden view cameras, including several cameras for smaller plate formats. Lancaster made its own lenses and had patents for shutters.
Unfortunately, the company was dissolved in 1955.
We will treat the camera with respect and are delighted that it is once again part of the “magical world of film.”
