Edison Projecting Kinetoscope
Projector
Edison Manufacturing Company
American, 1889–1911
Edison Projecting Kinetoscope
Edison "Spool Bank" Kinetoscope Head
ca. 1901
Wood, metal and glass
Overall (projector): 20 3/4 × 14 × 12 3/8 in., 20.1 lb. (52.7 × 35.6 × 31.4 cm, 9.1 kg)
Purchase, 1988
DescriptionWooden, rectangular, 35mm, hand cranked, motion picture projector with 3.5 inch projection lens, lens adjustment knob, single blade shutter, fly wheel and Maltese cross intermittent mechanism. The projector accepts dual 400 foot reels. The projector is presented without the lamphouse, spools or rheostat.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on product label on front of projector: EDISON PROJECTING KINETOSCOPE MANUFACTURED BY EDISON MFG. CO., ORANGE, N.J., U.S.A. NO 345 / Stamped in wood inside oak cabinet: 142
