Kinora, Casler-Lumière

Kinora, Casler-Lumière

Pre-cinema

L. Gaumont & Cie.

Maker
French, ca. 1890s–1940s

Kinora, Casler-Lumière

ca. 1904
Wood, metal, and glass
Overall: 10 7/16 × 8 1/16 × 5 11/16 in. (26.5 × 20.5 × 14.5 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1978.0191.0132
DescriptionWooden, rectangular viewer for Kinora reels with eyeshade, lens and brass knob.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on product plate on top of viewer: "KINORA" CASLER-LUMIÈRE BREVETÉ S.G.D.G. License de la Compagnie Française de MUTOSCOPE & BIOGRAPHE L. GAUMONT & Cie INGrs CONSTrs no 91 PARIS

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