Kodascope Model L
Projector
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Kodascope Model L
November 1934
Metal and glass
Overall (projector): 15 5/8 × 6 1/4 × 12 1/2 in., 14.9 lb. (39.7 × 15.9 × 31.8 cm, 6.8 kg)
Gift of the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum
DescriptionCrackled-brown, vaulted, 16mm, electrically powered, motion picture projector with 2 inch f/1.6 projection lens, condensor lens, 750 watt lamp, frame adjusment lever, still image/forward/reverse control lever, 100-120 volt motor, rheostat, amperage gauge, tilt, oil ducts, and cooling fan. The projector accepts dual 400 foot reels.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on product label on right side of projector: KODASCOPE MODEL-L TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y., FOR USE WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ONLY 11-125 VOLTS 950 WATTS, PAT. IN U.S.A. 1,342,894, 1,385,162, 1,434,268, 1,507,357, 1,672,845, 1,749,278, 1,750,197, 1,845,462, 1,846,004, 1,926,862, 1,962,356, PATENTS PENDING IN CANADA 1933 / Embossed in silver around control lever on right side of projector: FORWARD, STILL, REWIND, THREAD, REVERSE / Embossed in silver beside projector power switch on right side of projector: KODASCOPE, ON, OFF / Embossed in silver beside lamp power switch on right side of projector: LAMP, ON, OFF / Engraved in silver on lens on front of projector: F-1.6 2 INCH, MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Inscribed in white on left side of projector: 80:044:3 / Printed in silver on rheostat lever on back of projector: 750 W. / Printed in black on voltage meter on back of projector: A.C.D.C., MADE IN U.S.A. FOR EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y., 0, 50, 100, 150 / Embossed in silver on brown label on top of projector: REWIND LEVER PUSH DOWN FOR REWINDING FILM SERIAL NO. 2903
