Popular Pathéscope
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Projector
Popular Pathéscope
Kok
1916
Metal, glass and wood
Overall (projector): 14 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 20 3/4 in. (36.8 × 31.8 × 52.7 cm)
Overall (cover): 16 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 20 in. (42.5 × 24.1 × 50.8 cm)
Museum accession
DescriptionBlack, 28mm, hand-crank motion picture projector with condenser lens, projection lens, 12 volt lamp, 110 to 125-volt rheostat and mounted on wood with black vaulted cover. The projector accepts 120-meter reels.
Inscriptions Engraved in brass on product plate on wood base: The Pathéscope Co. of America, INC. AEOLIAN HALL - NEW YORK FOR USE WITH SLOW-BURNING FILMS ONLY / Printed in gold on base of projector: Pathé Frères PARIS / Printed in gold on threading instructions on wood base: POSITION DU FILM SUR L'APPAREIL / Engraved in silver on plate on rheostat: PULL OUT TO LIMIT FOR OPERATION PATHÉSCOPE NEW YORK FOR USE ONLY WITH SLOW-BURNING FILM BRIGHT LAMP DIM AMPS 2.25 VOLTS 110-125 FOR ALTERNATING OR DIRECT CURRENT / Engraved in silver on power switch: 125V 5A, 250V 3A / Painted in gold on front of projector: KOK MARQUE DÉPOSÉE / Engraved in white on front of projector: 10721 / Painted in gold on gear housing on top of projector: DIRECTION / Painted in gold on right side of cover: KOK MARQUE DÉPOSÉE Pathè frères PARIS / Painted in gold on left side of cover: KOK MARQUE DÉPOSÉE
