Victorian Movie Film Camera -Birtac- Moving Picture Machine 1898 3D model

Produced in 1898 by Birt Acres, the “Birtac” was the first daylight loading home movie camera, it also doubled up as a gas-powered projector when a lamp housing was fitted on the back. Demonstrations projecting on a 5ft screen with the London Amateur Photographic Association are reported in the Barnet Press & Croydon Advertiser in January of 1899, revealing that the machine worked without a hitch or excessive noise & permits the operator to show enough film to run for a quarter-hour or so. For dwelling rooms, a 2-ft 6-in picture would be amply large enough and illuminate to brilliancy. Acres, marketing the machines at £10 10shillings In his introductory remarks, explained that his aim was to perfect a cinematograph that was simple in working had a compact form & was comparatively low in price to enable any amateur with ordinary skill in photography to produce his own picture. This version has been stained red to give more of a Rosewood feel, The handle & other parts could be animated by someone with the know how.