Sale 4274
London, South Kensington
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9 May 1991
Price realised
GBP 104
Estimate
THE MUTOSCOPE & BIOGRAPH SYNDICATE LTD., England A red-painted metal Filoscope with printed pictures showing The Prince's Derby of 1896, title sheet detailing the invention and activating lever.
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Literature
Barnes (1976), The beginnings of the cinema in England, p. 107-109.
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