The Illustrator

The Illustrator

Projector

Williams, Brown & Earle

Maker
American

The Illustrator

Magic Lantern


ca. 1917
Metal, leather, glass and wood
Overall (projector): 15 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 21 in. (39.4 × 16.5 × 53.3 cm)
Overall (case): 18 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (47 × 21.6 × 59.7 cm)
Museum accession
1978.1668.0033
DescriptionBlack, electric slide projector with condenser lens, projection lens, 400-watt nitrogen lamp, reflector and red leather bellows in red wood case.
Inscriptions Printed in black on plate behind the bellows: WILLAMS, BROWN & EARLE 918 CHESTNUT ST. PHILA / Engraved in brass on right side of lens: WILLAIMS, BROWN & EARLE INC PHILADELPHIA MADE IN FRANCE / Written in black on tag on projector: 235 / Typed in blakc on white label behind bellows: T-0443 / Written in black on white label on case: ESL235 / Written in black on white label on case: WILLIAMS PHILADELPHIA PA

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