Vitascope
Program
Vitascope
October 1895
Metal and wood
Overall: 15 1/4 × 11 7/8 × 6 1/2 in., 13.4 lb. (38.7 × 30.1 × 16.5 cm, 6.1 kg)
Gift of Thomas Armat
1978.1674.0001
DescriptionDarkened metal, vaulted, 35mm, hand-cranked, motion picture projector with no lens, no shutter, upper reel support arm, spring-clamped film gate, lower reel support arm, unique intermittent mechanism, chain drive and wooden base. The 35mm projection model was used in demo for Edison and Raff & Gammon in December 1895
Inscriptions Inscribed in white on pn base of vitascope: 78:1674:1 / Engraved in metal on metal post on base of vitascope: 2 / Inscribed in white on bottom of vitascope: 771:551 API
