Popular Pathescope
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Projector
Pathé Frères
French, 1896 – 1930
Popular Pathescope
Kok
1915
Metal, glass and wood
Overall: 14 × 10 × 20 3/4 in. (35.6 × 25.4 × 52.7 cm)
Museum accession
DescriptionBlack, 28mm, hand-crank motion picture projector with condenser lens, 100 to 120-volt rheostat and mounted on wood. The projector accepts 120-meter reels.
Inscriptions Printed in gold on front of projector below the lens: KOK MARQUE DEPOSEE / Engraved in white on front of projector below lens: 6312 / Engraved in silver on plate on rheostat: PUSH OUT FOR OPERATION PATHÉSCOPE NEW YORK BRIGHT DIM VOLTS AMPS / Stamped in silver on plate on rheostat: 120, 2 / Painted in gold over gear housing on top of projector: DIRECTION / Painted in gold on base of projector: Pathé Frères PARIS / Engraved in silver on power switch: 125V 5A, 250V 3A
