Kodascope Model A Series K
Projector
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Kodascope Model A Series K
August 1928
Metal, glass, wood and cloth
Overall (projector): 15 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (40 × 22.2 × 36.8 cm)
Overall (case): 18 × 16 × 10 in. (45.7 × 40.6 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Myron Bernhardt
1988.0196.0001
DescriptionCrackled black, 16mm, electric motion picture projector with condenser lens, 50mm projection lens, 200-watt 50-volt lamp, tilt, variable speed, rewind and rheostat in original black metal-covered wood case with purple felt interior, 400 foot reel and spare lens. The projector accepts 400 foot reels.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on product plate on right side of projector: KODASCOPE MODEL A MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. U.S. PATENTS 1,507,357 1,598,944 1,658,361 1,749,278 1,750,197 115 VOLTS 700 WATTS SERIAL NO. FOR USE WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ONLY / Stamped in silver on product plate on right side of projector: K18755 / Engraved in silver in front and behind of variable speed switch: SLOW, FAST / Printed in black on amperes gauge on back of projector: Westinghouse 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AMPERES MADE IN U.S.A. FOR EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. A.C. D.C. TYPE BA / Engraved in silver on rheostat: CUTTER-HAMMER RHEOSTAT 115 VOLTS 5 AMP CODE 60 E 137 MADE IN U.S.A. FOR EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Engraved in silver on plate on motor: KODASCOPE MOTOR SERIAL NO. 105 TO 125 VOLTS 60 CYCLES OR D.C. MADE IN U.S.A. BY ROBBINS & MYERS INC. FOR EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Engraved in grey on reel in case: KODASCOPE REEL 400-FT 16MM MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y.
