Lubin Life Motion Picture Projector
Projector
Lubin Life Motion Picture Projector
1897
Metal, wood, and glass
Overall: 40 × 16 × 35 1/2 in. (101.6 × 40.6 × 90.2 cm)
Museum accession
1978.1674.0084
DescriptionBlack, vaulted, 35mm, hand-cranked, motion picture projector with two 1 1/2 inch projection lenses, zoom adjustment knobs, upper reel support arm, chain-driven take-up reel, dual slide carrier, frame adjustment lever, lamp house, heat shield, chimney and guide rails mounted on original stand.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal on product label on right side of lamp house: S. LUBIN. MAKER PHILIDELPHIA / Embossed in metal on product label on slide holder inside lamp house: S. LUBIN. MAKER PHILIDELPHIA / Engraved in black on main support frame of projector: 2867 / Embossed and engraved in brass on product label on front of projector: S. LUBIN, MANUFACTURER ~ LIFE MOTION PICTURE MACHINES AND FILMS. PHILADELPHIA, PA. No. 2867 / Engraved in brass on lens on front of projector: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. ROCHESTER, N.Y. S. LUBIN, Philadelphia / Engraved in brass on lens on front of projector: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., ROCHESTER, N.Y. 863779 No. 2A EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Orange, N.J., U.S.A. 5614 / Inscribed in white on lens on front of projector: 1235 a / Embossed in black on base of projector: S. LUBIN PHILADA. PA. U.S.A., S. LUBIN PHILADA. PA. U.S.A.
