New Premier Pathescope
Projector
New Premier Pathescope
ca. 1918
Metal and glass
Overall (projector): 18 5/8 × 8 3/4 × 19 1/4 in., 22.1 lb. (47.3 × 22.2 × 48.9 cm, 10 kg)
Gift of Verner C. Kreuter, Jr., and Adam Kreuter II, 1965
1978.1674.0056
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 Printed in gold on product label on right side of camera: THE NEW PREMIER PATHÉSCOPE For use with Slow Burning Film Only PATENTS APPLIED FOR THE PATHÉSCOPE CO. OF AMERICA, INC. NEW YORK / Embossed in white on black label on lamp house on right side of projector: 8524-1 / Printed in gold on lamp house on right side of projector: NEVER Allow full light to remain on stationary film / Printed in gold on film gate of projector: CLEAN FILM GUIDES AFTER EACH REEL / Engraved in silver on projector frame: 41 / Embossed and engraved in silver on product label on motor: W, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG.CO. PITTSBURGH, PA. U.S.A. SEWING MACHINE MOTOR 110 Volts D.C. to 70 Cycles A.C. Style No. NV. 32 / Embossed in silver on product label on left side of projector: 110-120 VOLTS 2.75 AMP. ALTERNATING or DIRECT CURRENT / Printed in gold on left side of projecor: LUBRICATE Every Hundred Hours Use Special Grease USE NO OILS DIRECTION / Embossed in silver on label on rheostat on back of camera: FOR ALTERNATING OR DIRECT CURRENT VOLTS 110-120 AMPERES 225 DIM, LAMP, BRIGHT THE PATHÉSCOPE CO. OF AMERICA. INC. NEW YORK
