Mechau-Projektor Model III
Projector
Mechau-Projektor Model III
ca. 1928
Metal, glass, and wood
Overall: 58 × 42 × 70 1/4 in. (147.3 × 106.7 × 178.4 cm) approximately 800 lbs
Museum accession
DescriptionCrackled-black, vaulted, 35mm, electrically powered motion picture projector with large condensor lens, 3 inch projection lens, 1000 watt mazda projection lamp, reflector, dowser, fps meter, projector head, tilting projection mirror, film guide channel, fire protection levers, guide rails, oil reservoir, projector base, film supply, film take-up, and film guides. The projector accepts dual 3000 foot film spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in brass on product label on right side of projector: Mechau-Projektor Mod. II gesetz gesch. (patent breveté) Ernst Leitz-Kinowerk G. m. b. H. Rastatt in Baden (Deutschl.) / Engraved in brass on oil port on right side of projector: 103 / Painted in silver on front of projector: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 / Printed in black on fps meter on front of projector: 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, Bilder in der Sekunde. Ernst Leitz Kinowerk G.m.b.H. Rastatt in Baden / Embossed in brass on film can on left side of projector: Made in Germany / Painted in white on base of projector: 411-214-77, 8X72X172, 4073
