Zenith 35mm movie projector, head only; no legs or light source.
Projector
Zenith 35mm movie projector, head only; no legs or light source.
ca. 1920
Metal, porcelain, and glass
Overall: 32 5/8 × 7 × 16 in. (82.9 × 17.8 × 40.6 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
DescriptionGrey, vaulted, 35mm, hand-cranked motion picture projector with condensor lens, film supply can, film take-up can, rheostat, dowser, and leather drive belt. The projector accepts dual 1000 foot film reels. The projector is missing the hand crank lever, the shutter, legs, lens, and lamp house.
Inscriptions Stenciled in black on power switch on front of projector: ON / Engraved in brass on product label on left side of projector: ZENITH PAT. APLD. FOR MANUFACTURED BY SAFETY PROJECTOR & FILM CO. DULUTH. MINN., U.S.A. MOD. E110V.66A, NO.1248 / Stenciled in black on power cable on bottom of projector: ON, OFF, ON, OFF / Engraved in metal on back of projector: TO RAISE VOLTAGE
