Bioscope Model Dx

Bioscope Model Dx

Camera

Charles Urban Trading Co., Ltd.

Maker
English, ca. 1900s–

Bioscope Model Dx

ca. 1910
Wood and metal
Overall: 15 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 16 1/4 in. (39.4 × 14 × 41.3 cm)
Gift of Gen. and Mrs. Douglas Weart
1978.1651.0001
DescriptionWooden body of 35mm, hand-crank motion picture camera with brass lens and focus knob, black painted brass fitings and black leather handle.
Inscriptions Painted in black on right side of camera: ESSANAY CHICAGO, ILL./ Embossed on brass plate below lens: PATENTED AUGUST 26, 1902 SEPTEMBER 26, 1902

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