Phantoscope
Projector

Phantoscope

ca 1912
Metal and glass
Overall: 14 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 26 in. (36.2 × 22.2 × 66 cm)
Purchase, 1988
DescriptionBlack, vaulted, 35mm, hand-crank motion picture projector and 3 1/4x4 inch slide projector with 3 inch motion picture projection lens, rewind crank, two blade shutter, reflector, carbon-arc lamphouse and 4.5 inch diameter condenser lens.
Inscriptions Embossed in black on base: PHANTOSCOPE MF'G CO. WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A. / Stamped in brass on base of projector: 621 / Embossed in brass on product plate on back of projector head: PHANTOSCOPE MFG. Co. WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. PATENTED NO. 1,017,672 OTHERS PENDING

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