Kinora à main
Viewer
L. Gaumont & Cie.
French, ca. 1890s–1940s
Kinora à main
ca. 1902
Wood, metal, glass, paper, and cardboard
Overall: 6 5/16 × 5 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (16 × 15 × 18.5 cm)
Overall (box): 2 13/16 × 7 7/8 × 6 3/8 in. (7.2 × 20 × 16.2 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0028.3142
Descriptionblack, vaulted, hand-cranked, Kinora hand viewer with reel #67, viewing shroud, hand crank, and flip stop in original box.
Inscriptions Printed in black ink, scalloped-oval label applied to top of box lid, TR: COLLECTION \ G.CROMER \ 80 [number inscribed in black ink, Cromer's hand, centered on label]
Printed in black ink, label applied to top of box lid, C: Le \ Kinora a Main \ [Gaumont company logo, G encircled in flower petals]
Inscribed in black ink (Cromer's hand) on label applied inside box lid, BC: Don de Monsieur Léon Gaumont
Printed in black ink, label applied inside box lid, C: INSTRUCTIONS \ Pour le montage \ & l'emploi du \ KINORA A MAIN [diagram and full instructions for assembly and use of the Hand Kinora]
Printed in black ink, applied scalloped-oval label, viewer handle, LC: COLLECTION \ G.CROMER \ 80 [number inscribed in black ink, Cromer's hand, centered on label]
Embossed in metal, on reel spool, C: KINORA Co Ltd \ 67 \ LONDON
Printed in black ink, label applied to top of box lid, C: Le \ Kinora a Main \ [Gaumont company logo, G encircled in flower petals]
Inscribed in black ink (Cromer's hand) on label applied inside box lid, BC: Don de Monsieur Léon Gaumont
Printed in black ink, label applied inside box lid, C: INSTRUCTIONS \ Pour le montage \ & l'emploi du \ KINORA A MAIN [diagram and full instructions for assembly and use of the Hand Kinora]
Printed in black ink, applied scalloped-oval label, viewer handle, LC: COLLECTION \ G.CROMER \ 80 [number inscribed in black ink, Cromer's hand, centered on label]
Embossed in metal, on reel spool, C: KINORA Co Ltd \ 67 \ LONDON
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