Electric mutoscope mechanism
Viewer
Electric mutoscope mechanism
ca. 1950
Metal
Overall: 13 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 in., 17.9 lb. (34.3 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm, 8.1 kg)
Gift of Mrs. Douglass Crockwell
DescriptionBare-metal, vaulted, electrically powered, early motion picture device with electric motor, power cord, spool holder, pressure foot, micro switch, mesh covering, and worm gear mounted to crank shaft. The device would be mounted inside a mutoscope and equipped with a drum of about 1,000 opaque cards giving the viewer one minute of view-time.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal on micro switch on right side of mechanism: JR, 6716, MICRO SWITCH, FREEPORT, ILL., U.S.A. / Embossed in metal on back of mechanism: Dayton CHICAGO / Inscribed in white on base of mechanism: 93:0102:01
