35mm projector head

35mm projector head

Projector

Casimir Sivan

Maker
Swiss, 1850–1916

35mm projector head

ca. 1895
Metal and wood
Overall: 16 7/8 × 5 3/8 × 6 1/4 in., 10.7 lb. (42.8 × 13.6 × 15.9 cm, 4.8 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
1978.1674.0006
DescriptionBrass, vaulted, 35mm, hand cranked, motion picture projector with wooden upper reel support arm, brass film gate, 1.5 inch lens holder, unique intermittent mechanism, and cast iron base.
Inscriptions Inscribed in white on right side of projector head: 78:1674:6 / Engraved in metal on intermittent mechanism on left side of projector head: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 / Engraved in metal on film gate on front of projector head: 2 / Engraved in metal on lens holder on back of projector head: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

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