Olikos
Camera

Olikos

Camera and Projector


1912
Wood, metal and glass
Overall: 10 1/2 × 7 × 5 1/2 in. (26.7 × 17.8 × 14 cm)
DescriptionRed leather-covered, 7x8mm, hand-crank, motion picture camera and projector with eye level viewfinder, 1/2" lens, single-blade shutter and black leather handle. The camera accepts 6.5x9cm glass plates and a mechanism moves the plate horizontally and vertically to capture 84 images per plate.
Inscriptions Engraved on brass plate dial on right side of camera: 0-17 increments / Typed in black on white labels on front door, back door and crank handle: 3432 / Stamped in black on back of back door: 21 / Stamped in black on back of front door: 10 / Stamped in chrome frame behind front door: 518

Review and updating of the museum's collection data is ongoing.
Inclusion of an object in this database does not guarantee its availability for loan.
For permission to use images from the online collections, please contact Image Rights and Reproductions.