Kodascope Eight Model 50
Projector
Kodascope Eight Model 50
June 1937
Metal, glass and wood
Overall (camera): 11 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (29.2 × 14.6 × 26 cm)
Overall (case): 15 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (39.4 × 29.8 × 24.8 cm)
Gift of Timothy P. Forget
DescriptionCrackled black, vaulted, 8mm, electric motion picture projector with 1 inch lens, tilt, variable speed and 300-watt, 120-volt lamp in a wood case with metal handle. The projector can also be powered by a 6V battery. The projector can accept 200 foot reels.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on product plate on right side of projector: KODASCOPE EIGHT MODEL 50 MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. 100-125 VOLTS 400 WATTS FOR USE WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ONLY PATENTED IN U.S.A. 1,461,794 1,672,845 1,900,876 1,900,876 IN CANADA 1932 PATENT PENDING / Engraved in silver on power switch on back of projector: OFF, ON / Stamped in silver on pressure plate behind the gate: 11902
