Griswold Model R-2 35mm Film Splicer
Equipment
Griswold Model R-2 35mm Film Splicer
July 1927
Metal
Overall (splicer): 3 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 5 1/4 in., 5.8 lb. (8.9 × 21 × 13.3 cm, 2.6 kg)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
DescriptionPainted-black, rectangular, 35mm film splicer with cement guards, emulsion scraper blade, emulsion scraper guide, two film clamps, and positioning pins.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on product label on front of splicer: GRISWOLD FILM SPLICER MODEL R-2 NO. 7288 PATENTED IN THE U.S.A. AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES / Embossed in silver on product label on front of splicer: MANUFACTURED BY GRISWOLD MACHINE WORKS PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y., U.S.A. / Printed in black on white label on left side of splicer: T-0444 / Inscribed in white on bottom of splicer: 78:1579:1 / Printed in black on yellow label on bottom of splicer: Griswold Film Splicer model r-2 price $22.50 Patented Oct. 26, 1920, April 18, 1922 Aug. 7, 1923 MANUFACTURED BY Griswold Machine Works Port Jefferson, N.Y., U.S.A.
