New Premier Pathescope
Projector
New Premier Pathescope
ca. 1918
Metal and glass
Overall: 18 × 7 × 17 in. (45.7 × 17.8 × 43.2 cm)
Museum accession
DescriptionBlack, vaulted, 28mm, electric motion picture projector with condenser lens, projection lens, tilt, 3-blade shutter and 110-volt A.C. or D.C. motor. The projector accepts 400 foot reels.
Inscriptions Engraved in black and silver on product plate on right side of the projector: THE NEW PREMIER PATHÉSCOPE FLICKERLESS "SAFETY STANDARD" PROJECTOR FOR USE WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ONLY A.C. OR D.C. 110-120V - 4.75AMP. THE PATHÉSCOPE CO. OF AMERICA, INC. NEW YORK / Engraved in black on lens: PATHÉSCOPE / Engraved in silver on product plate on motor: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MFG CO. PITTSBURGH, PA SEWING MACHINE MOTOR 110 VOLTS D.C. OR A.C. STYLE NY83 PATENTED 12-16-12 / Stamped in silver below the supply reel on the right side of the projector: 2327 / Engraved in silver on sprocket house on right side of projector: OIL OFTEN PATENT APPLIED FOR / Printed in red on yellow label above the gate: UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORIES INSPECTED MINIATURE MOTION PICTURE MACHINE FOR USE ONLY WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ENCLOSING BOOTH NOT REQUIRED
