The Criterion
Projector
The Criterion
ca. 1895
Metal, glass, wood, and leather
Overall: 7 1/2 × 6 × 15 in., 9.1 lb. (19.1 × 15.2 × 38.1 cm, 4.1 kg)
Gift of J. Homer Reed
DescriptionLaqured-black, vaulted, lantern lit slide projector with 2 1/4 inch projection lens, 4 1/2 inch condensor lens, leather bellow, zoom adjustment knob, and guide rails. The projector accepts projection slides and likely would have been paired with a Parabolon oil lamp.
Inscriptions Painted in gold on product label on top of projector: THE CRITERION PAT.APR.[ILLEGIBLE]S93 / Inscribed in white on slide frame: 78:1668:1, 1905-1 / Engraved in silver on label on top of projector: MFD. BY J.B. COLT & CO. PATENTED-NEW YORK / Engraved in brass on lens on front of projector: DARLOT PARIS, MADE IN FRANCE / Inscribed in black and red on tag tied to base of projector: 48Fz 5, 1906-1
