General Information

Serial #

SP4979

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Particle board cabinet with steel reinforcing/ Steel.

Dimensions

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

Length

83.8 cm

Width

99.0 cm

Height

159.9 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

International

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Bloomfield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

Transferred from the National Film Board of Canada on December 8, 1976, from its office in Montreal. It would have likely been used by the NFB for the projection of newsreels, short films and feature films.

Function

To project moving images onto a surface for viewing with sound.

Technical

35 mm sound projector. Sound on film systems were widely adopted in the late 1920s.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr. plate reads: "PROFESSIONAL MODEL/ Simplex SOUND PROJECTOR/ TRADE MARK MANUFACTURED BY/ INTERNATIONAL PROJECTOR CORPORATION/ 55 LA FRANCE AVE. BLOOMFIELD, N.J., U.S.A./ SERIAL No. SP 4979 TYPE SPS/ MOTOR 115 VOLTS 1-8 AMPS 60 CYCLES/ EXCITER LAMP 10 VOLTS 7.5 AMPS. PILOT LAMP 110 VOLTS 10 WATTS/ MAZDA PROJECTION LAMP 110 VOLTS 1000 WATTS/ TOTAL CONSUMPTION 1325 WATTS/ GUARANTEE/ ALL EQUIPMENT OF OUR MANUFACTURE IS GUARANTEED/ AGAINST DEFECTS OF MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP UNDER/ NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR A PERIOD OF NINETY/ (90) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF INSTALLATION." Markings on body of projector reads: "NFB/ A15854"

Missing

Possibly (No lens).

Finish

Black crinkle.

Decoration

N/A