General Information

Serial #

14845

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE, CARDBOARD (NONE FLAMMABLE?) LINED AND CLOTH COVERED/ STEEL ASSEMBLY WITH LIGHTER METAL LAMP HOUSING FILM REEL CANS & BAFFELS

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

48.0 cm

Height

55.0 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 York

City

New York

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

PORTABLE MOVIE PROJECTION

Technical

AN INTERESTING SELF-CONTAINED 35MM MOVIE PROJECTOR WITH THE FILM AND TAKE-UP SPOOL BESIDE ONE ANOTHER INSIDE THE CASE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD EMBOSSED 'ACME' ON DOOR OF CASE/ THERE IS A SMALL CARD INSIDE THE COVER WHICH LISTS SEVERAL DATES OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR FROM 1930 AND 1931 THUS ARRIVING AT A DATE OF PRODUCTION BETWEEN 1922 AND 1930

Missing

POSSIBLY ONE FILM GUIDE ABOVE LENS, AND APPARENTLY A HAND CRANK AS WELL AS THE POWER CORD/ NOT OPERABLE: PROBABLY SWITCHESCONTROLLING SPEED AND DIRECTION OF MOTOR ARE FINISHED

Finish

COVERING CLOTH IS BLACK 'LEATHER-LIKE' FINISH, INNER CARDBOARD LINER IS SILVER COLOURED. MOST OF THE PROJECTOR APPARATUS IS ENAMEL BLACK WITH THE FILM GUIDE NICKEL PLATED AS IT THE ELABORATE "PEACE" SHAPED HINGES FOR THE REEL COVER.

Decoration

GOLD PIN STRIPPING ON FILM REEL COVERS, GOLD LETTERING ON FILM REEL COVERS GIVING MFR, GOLD LETTERING ON FRAME COVER, BRASS RAISED LETTER PLAQUE ON LAMP HOUSE COVER, PLATES AROUND SWITCHES ARE NICKEL PLATED BRASS, PLAQUE ON TOP OF CASE GIVING FULL DETAIL OF MACHINE