Mutoscope
Viewer
Mutoscope
ca. 1900
Metal and glass
Overall: 53 1/2 × 18 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (135.9 × 47 × 47 cm)
1993.0101.0003
DescriptionBlack and silver, Iron Horse Clamshell, vaulted, hand-cranked, mutoscope with glass viewport, skylight diffuser, coin slot, access panel, viewport shroud, pressure foot, and crank shaft. The mutoscope accepts spools of 1000 flip-cards.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on base of projector: B, B, B, B / Embossed in metal on front of mutoscope: DROP A CENT IN SLOT AND TURN HANDLE TO THE RIGHT, TRADEMARK, MUTOSCOPE, PATENTED JULY 8-96 No 126 PROPERTY OF THE MUTOSCOPE COMPANY / Inscribed in white on back of mutoscope: 93:101:03 / Inscribed in white inside mutoscope: 93:101:03
