Victor Safety Cinema
Projector
Victor Safety Cinema
ca. 1918
Metal, glass and cloth
Overall: 21 × 7 × 11 1/2 in., 15.2 lb. (53.3 × 17.8 × 29.2 cm, 6.9 kg)
Museum accession
1978.1674.0072
DescriptionSerial #1501 Painted-black, vaulted, 28mm, electric or hand-cranked, motion picture projector with reflector, condensor lens, twin-blade shutter, framing and elevation. The projector accepts 400 foot reels.
Inscriptions Embossed in black on right side of projector: VICTOR / Embossed in brass plate on right side of projector: VICTOR SAFETY CINEMA PATENTED FOR USE WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ONLY MFG. BY VICTOR AMINATOGRAPH CO. DAVENPORT, I.A., U.S.A. / Engraved in black on brass plate on right side of projector: VOLTS 110-120 AMP. 6 / Printed in red on gold lable on right side of projector: UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORIES INSPECTED Miniature Motion Picture Machine FOR USE ONLY WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ENCLOSING BOOTH NOT REQUIRED / Stamped in silver on right side of base of projector: 1501 / Printed in black on gold label on back of projector: NOTICE ALWAYS SWING LAMP HOUSE TO LEFT WHEN THREADING AND AT ALL TIMES WHEN FILM IS NOT IN MOTION.
