Combined Balopticon
Projector
Bausch + Lomb Optical Co.
American, estab. 1853
Combined Balopticon
ca. 1913
Metal and glass
Overall: 22 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 24 1/4 in., 30.8 lb. (57.2 × 34.3 × 61.6 cm, 14 kg)
Gift of Rev. Fredrick P. Nissen
DescriptionJappaned-black, vaulted, electrically powered, magic lantern slide projector with slide carrier, condensor lens, dowser, lamp house, reflector, 1000 watt lamp, and chimney.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal on product label on right side of projector: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. COMBINED "BALOPTICON" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. PAT. FEB. 21, 1911 PAT. FEB 9, 1916 No. 38629 / Inscribed in white on left side of projector: 78:1668:56 / Painted in black on back of projector: OFF
