Electric mutoscope mechanism
Viewer
Electric mutoscope mechanism
ca. 1950
Metal
Overall: 13 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 9 in., 17.3 lb. (33.7 × 22.2 × 22.9 cm, 7.9 kg)
Gift of Mrs. Douglass Crockwell
DescriptionBare-metal, vaulted, electrically powered, early motion picture device with electric motor, power cord, spool holder, pressure foot, micro switch, and worm gear mounted to crank shaft. The device would be mounted inside a mutoscope and equipped with a drum of about 1,000 opaque cards giving the viewer one minute of view-time.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal on micro switch on right side of mechanism: JR, 1-60, MICRO FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, U.S.A. / Printed in black on front of mechanism: IVR, 04B / Embossed in metal on motor on back of mechanism: Dayton, CHICAGO / Printed in white on power box on top of mechanism: LG 22D3G6
