Kodascope
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Kodascope

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Projector

Eastman Kodak Company

Maker
American, estab. 1892

Kodascope

February 1926
Metal, glass, wood, leather and cloth
Overall (projector): 15 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (40 × 22.2 × 36.8 cm)
Overall (case): 17 1/2 × 15 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (44.5 × 39.4 × 24.8 cm)
Museum accession
1978.1675.0043
DescriptionSerial #5839 Crackled black, 16mm, electric motion picture projector with condenser lens, 50mm projection lens, 200-watt 50-volt lamp, tilt, variable speed, rewind, rheostat in original black leather-covered wood case with extra belt and lamp. The projector accepts 400 foot reels.
Inscriptions Engraved in brass on product plate on right side of projector: KODASCOPE MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. SERIAL No. 19725 / Stamped in brass on product plate on right side of projector: 5839 / Engraved in silver on speed switch on right side of projector: FAST, SLOW / Printed in black on amperes gauge on back of projector: Westinghouse 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AMPERES MADE IN U.S.A. FOR EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. A.C. D.C. TYPE BA / Printed in silver on rheostat on left side of projector: CUTLER-HAMMER RHEOSTAT 115 VOLTS 4 AMPS CODE 60 E 127 MADE IN U.S.A. FOR EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. 24071 / Engraved in silver on motor plate on front of projector: KODASCOPE MOTOR SERIAL NO 105 VOLTS 60 CYCLES OR D.C. MADE IN U.S.A. BY ROBBINS & MYERS INC. FOR EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. Stamped in silver on motor plate on front of projector: 980112

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