Mutoscope
Viewer
Mutoscope
ca. 1950
Metal and glass
Overall: 53 3/4 × 18 1/4 × 18 1/4 in. (136.5 × 46.4 × 46.4 cm)
Museum accession
1982.1619.0001
DescriptionIron clamshell model, blue and white, vaulted, electrically lit, hand-cranked mutoscope with brass cranking handle, coin slot, glass view port, pilot light, light shroud, power cord and flip-card mechanism. The mutoscope accepts 1,000 card spools to display a one minute show.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal on product label on front of mutoscope: TRADE MARK, MUTOSCOPE, LICENSE AGREEMENT, THIS MACHINE IS SOLD AND PURCHASED FOR USE WITH PICTURES MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN MUTOSCOPE AND BIOGRAPH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. AND ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS THERETO OR TO ANY PART THEREOF ARE EXPRESSLY INHERITED, PATENTED·NOV. 5-95, JAN. 25-96,·APR.28-98, NOV. 22-98·FEB. 14-99, JUN. 26-00·MAR. 6-06, No 129 / Embossed in white on product label on front of mutoscope: MUTOSCOPE NEW YORK / Embossed in white on base of mutoscope: DL, DL, DL, DL
