Premier Pathescope projector
Projector
Premier Pathescope projector
ca. 1918
Metal and glass
Overall (projector): 19 3/4 × 10 × 18 5/8 in., 20.6 lb. (50.2 × 25.4 × 47.3 cm, 9.3 kg)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley
DescriptionBlack, vaulted, 28mm, electric motion picture projector with condenser lens, projection lens, tilt, 3-blade shutter and 110-volt A.C. or D.C. motor. The projector accepts 400 foot reels. The projector is missing its lamp house.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on product label on right side of projector: THE NEW PREMIER PATHÉSCOPE PATENTS APPLIED FOR FOR USE WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ONLY ALTERNATING OF DIRECT CURRENT 110-120V. -4,75 AMP. THE PATHESCOPE CO. OF AMERICA. INC. NEW YORK / Printed in red on yellow label on film gate on right side of projector: UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORIES INSPECTED MINIATURE MOTION PICTURE MACHINE FOR USE ONLY WITH SLOW BURNING FILM, ENCLOSED BOOTH NOT REQUIRED / Embossed in silver on film gate on right side of projector: CLEAN FILM GATE AFTER EACH REEL / Embossed in silver on mechanisim within projector: OIL OFTEN, PATENT APPLIED FOR / Engraved in silver on main frame of projector: 853 / Embossed and engraved in silver on motor on front of projector: W, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG.CO. PITTSBURGH, PA. U.S.A. SEWING MACHINE MOTOR 110 Volts D.C. to 70 Cycles A.C. Style No. NV. 641
