Kodascope Model B Series K

Kodascope Model B Series K

Projector

Eastman Kodak Company

Maker
American, estab. 1892

Kodascope Model B Series K

August 1928
Metal and glass
Overall: 19 1/4 × 12 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 30.5 × 36.2 cm)
Museum accession
DescriptionCrackled black and chrome, 16mm, electric motion picture projector with condenser lens, 2 inch projection lens, 250-watt 50-volt lamp, tilt, variable speed, still, rewind and rheostat attached to top of Weston Voltmeter.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on product plate on right side of projector: Kodascope Model B EKC MADE IN U.S.A. BY Eastman Kodak Co. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Engraved in silver above power switch on right side of projector: OFF, ON / Engraved in silver above directional switch on right side of projector: REVERSE REWIND, FORWARD / Engraved in silver below loop control switch on right side of projector: LOOP CONTROL DO NOT MOVE LEVER WHILE MACHINE IN RUNNING / Engraved in silver in front of loop control on right side of projector: RUN, THREAD / Engraved in silver above still switch on right side of projector: STILL, RUN / Engraved in silver on loop guide on top of projector: FOR USE WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ONLY 90-125 VOLTS 700 WATTS / Engraved in silver on right side of projector: CUT END OF FILM SQUARE BEFORE THREADING / Stamped in silver on arm release on top of projector: K12019 / Printed in black on amperes gauge on back of projector: A.C. D.C. AMPERES MADE IN U.S.A. FOR EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. AMPERES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 MADE BY ROLLER-SMITH CO., BETHLEHEM, PA., U.S.A. / Engraved in silver on power switch on back of voltmeter: OFF, ON / Engraved in silver on volt read switch on back of voltmeter: CHECK, READ / Printed in black on volt gauge on back of voltmeter: FRAMES-HUNDREDS PER MINUTE 0-20 increments EFFORT-B'S PER HOUR 0-120 increments / Engraved and stamped in silver on product plate on voltmeter: WESTON VOLTMETER MODEL 269 NO. 41975 WESTON ELEC INST CORP. NEWARK, NJ, U.S.A. / Embossed in white on red label on top of projector: 158

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