Balopticon Model B

Balopticon Model B

Projector

Bausch + Lomb Optical Co.

Maker
American, estab. 1853

Balopticon Model B

Magic Lantern


ca. 1917
Metal, leather, wood and glass
Overall (projector): 10 × 6 × 15 in. (25.4 × 15.2 × 38.1 cm)
Overall (case): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 15 in. (26 × 19.1 × 38.1 cm)
Overall (slide holder): 4 1/2 × 11 1/4 × 1 in. (11.4 × 28.6 × 2.5 cm)
Gift of Deborah C. Ritter
1982.2970.0001
DescriptionBlack, electric slide projector with condenser lens, projection lens, 150-watt Mazda Edison lamp, reflector, lens cap and leather bellows in black case with wood slide holder.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on product plate above lens: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHAESTER, N.Y. MODEL B "BALOPTICON" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. PAT. FEB.,11, 1911 NO. / Stamped in silver on product plate above lens: 42110 / Written in blue on tag on projector: 15

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