General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Chrome/ Wood (oak).

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

17.8 cm

Width

11.5 cm

Height

5.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Craig

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Los Angeles

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Used by the NFB.

Function

Used to cut and rejoin cine film.

Technical

Splicing of cine film requires the two film ends to be perfectly aligned and their perforations precisely spaced so that it passes through the projector without jamming. Using hinged plates and metal pins, this splicer places and holds two film ends in proper spacing and alignment for trimming. It then enables the operator to move the film ends from that position for abrasion of the emulsion layer and application of cement and then to return the film ends to their original spacing and alignment for joining. Patented in the United States by Harold Rohrdanz and Archibald G. Matteson in 1925 and 1928. This model was designed for 16 mm and 8 mm film.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Stamped on splicer:'CRAIG SPLICER/ MFRD BY/ CRAIG MOVIE SUPPLY CO./ LOS ANGELES, U.S.A./ PAT. NOS. 1,550,038 1,672,542'

Missing

Serrated film scraping tool is missing.

Finish

Chrome splicer is fastened to a block of wood 4-1/2" X 7" X 3/4" oak/ Has two parallel shafts above it's wooden base/ Two end metal flaps are on one shaft and the center flap is hinged on the opposite shaft/ In the center is a square opening 1-3/4" X 1-1/4" under which there is a round hole through the wood of 1-1/2" diam.

Decoration

N/A