Cameragraph No. 6
Projector
Nicholas Power Co., Inc.
Maker
Cameragraph No. 6
ca. 1908
Metal, glass, and wood
Overall: 68 × 24 × 52 in. (172.7 × 61 × 132.1 cm)
Purchase, 1988
1988.0088.0004
DescriptionPainted-black, vaulted, 35mm, electrically powered motion picture projector with projection lenses, dual blade shutter, upper film can, lower film can, carbon-arc lit lamphouse, slide carrier, dowser, guiderails and adjustable projector stand. The projector accepts dual 800 foot film reels.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal on product label on front of projector: POWERS CAMERAGRAPH, POWER'S No 6 CAMERAGRAPH, PATENTED NOV. 1, 1904, JULY 17, 1906 MADE BY NICHOLAS POWER CO., NEW YORK, N.Y. LICENSED UNDER U.S. PATENTS, PATENTED NO. 578,185, MARCH 2, 1897. NO. 588,953, JULY 20, 1897. NO. 673,992, MAY14, 1901. NO. 580,749, APRIL 13, 1897. NO. 707,934 AUG. 26, 1902. NO. 722,382, MARCH 10, 1903. THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF THIS MACHINE GIVES ONLY THE RIGHTN TO USE IT SOLELY WITH MOVING PICTURES CONTAINING THE INVENTION OF REISSUED PATENT NO. 12,192, LEASED BY A LICENSEE OF THE MOTION PICTURE PATENTS COMPANY, THE OWNER OF THE ABOVE PATENTS AND REISSUED PATENT, WHILE IT OWNS SAID PATENTS AND UPON OTHER TERMS TO BE FIXED BY THE MOTION PICTURE PATENTS COMPANY AND COMPLIED WITH BY THE USER WHILE IT IS IN USE AND WHILE THE MOTION PICTURE PATENTS COMPANY OWNS SAID PATENTS. THE REMOVAL OR DEFACEMENT OF THIS PLATE TERMINATES THE RIGHT TO USE THIS MACHINE. MOTION PICTURE PATENTS COMPANY NEW YORK, N.Y. U.S.A. MFR'S SERIAL No 6675 SPECIAL LICENSE No 9916 / Engraved in black on lens on front of projector: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. MADE FOR NICHOLAS POWER CO. New York. 12328 / Embossed in metal on shutter on front of projector: POWER'S CAMERAGRAPH NEW YORK, N.P. CO. / Embossed in metal on side of film can on top of projector: N. POWER CO. NEW YORK / Embossed in metal on side of film can on bottom of projector: N. POWER CO. NEW YORK / Embossed in metal on drive shaft on left side of projector: N. POWER APR 17, PAT 06 NEW YORK / Embossed in metal on product labels on lamphouse on back of projector: POWERS CAMERAGRAPH NEW YORK
