Power's Cameragraph Mechanism

Power's Cameragraph Mechanism

Equipment

Power's Cameragraph Mechanism

1913
Metal
Overall: 12 1/2 × 7 7/8 × 15 1/2 in., 22.4 lb. (31.8 × 20 × 39.4 cm, 10.2 kg)
Museum accession
1978.1674.0086
DescriptionTin-plated, vaulted, 35mm, hand-cranked, motion picture projector with no optics, adjustable film gate, friction-controled fire shutter, weighted flywheel, aperture plate, film tension shoes, cooling plate, and cast iron handle.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal on front of projector: POWER'S CAMERAGRAPH / Inscribed in pencil on tag on front of projector: 778.551 Power's Cameragraph Projector Head. (name plate missing) Dublin Collection / Engraved in metal on filmgate on back of projector: N.P.CO., 7606, N.P. CO., N.P.CO. / Engraved metal on lower sprocket: NICHOLAS POWER CO. / Engraved in metal on top of projector: OIL / Engraved in metal on upper sprocket on top of projector: UPPER FEED

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