The Walturdaw
Projector
The Walturdaw
35mm projector
ca. 1910
Metal and glass
Overall: 19 3/8 × 20 5/8 × 8 1/4 in., 32.2 lb. (49.2 × 52.4 × 21 cm, 14.6 kg)
Museum accession
DescriptionPainted-black, vaulted, 35mm, hand-cranked, motion picture projector with 2 inch projection lens, zoom adjustment knob, film tension control, upper reel support arm, lower reel support arm, brass base and flywheel mechanism. The ptojector would have been supplied with a single-blade shutter.
Inscriptions Inscribed in white on base of projector: 78:1674:7 / Engraved in metal on lens on front of projector: Ro No 519324 / Printed in black and inscribed in blue on tag tied to projector: DATE INVENTORY, TAG NO. 305, ARTICLE OR KIND OF MATERIAL WALTURDAW PRO. AMOUNT, UNIT LENS, COUNTED BY / Engraved in brass on flywheel on left side of projector: THE WALTURDAW, THE WALTURDAW / Engraved in metal on film gate inside projector: PATENT / Engraved in metal on upper reel support arm on top of projector: 3
