Spirograph
Projector
Spirograph
ca. 1921
Metal and wood
Overall (projector): 12 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (31.8 × 26.7 × 21.6 cm)
Paper (disc sleeve): 11 × 11 in. (27.9 × 27.9 cm)
Other (disc): 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (26.7 × 26.7 cm)
Gift of Fred Spira, 1981
1981.0056.0001
DescriptionBlack and chrome, square, acetate-disc, hand crank, electric motion picture projector with condensor lens and projection lens on black, coned stand mounted on wood box with drawer. The disc can project 1200 frames. There is a reproduction disc in a reproduced disc sleeve.
Inscriptions Printed in gold on back of projector: Urban Spirograph REG. TRADE MARK Patented in All Countries URBAN MOTION PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC. New York, U.S.A. / Embossed in black and painted gold on coned stand: UMPI / Printed in black on paper disc sleeve: Urban Spirograph REG. TRADE MARK NON-INFLAMMABLE MOTION PICTURE RECORD CAUTION Keep this record in its envelope when not in use, to prevent scratching its surface. Keep in cool, dry place. Moisture and heat affect the gelatine coating. TITLES Are printed in two positions, one for regular screen projection, the other reversed, for direct viewing (see Fig. E) or for translucent screen when viewing from either side of screen. "THE WORLD IN YOUR HOME, SCHOOL, CHURCH, STORE AND OFFICE." PRODUCED BY Urban Motion Picture Industries, Inc. IRVINGTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. / Printed on disc: Urban SPIROGRAPH RECORD Urban Motion Pictures, Inc. NEW YORK No.109 SERIES SUBJECT SCENIC OREGON LUMBER FLUME Patented in All Countries REGISTERED TRADE MARK PRICE $1.00 / Stamped in black on front of projector: 000034
