Splicer, film

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OBJECT TYPE: 35MM
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0523.001

MANUFACTURER: MORGAN FAIREST LTD.
MODEL: ROBOT II
LOCATION: Sheffield, England

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General Information

Serial #: 424
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL-STEEL/ BAKELITE (?)/ LEATHER

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.6 cm
Width: 19.1 cm
Height: 27.8 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: MORGAN
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Sheffield

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1960-1975 (APPROX.)
Canada: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CRAWLEY FILMS LTD. IN SUPP. INFO.
Function: USED TO CUT AND REJOIN CINE FILMS, IN EDITING THEM.
Technical: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY IN SUPP. INFO.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON LID BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'ROBOT II/ THE WORLD'S FIRST FULLY AUTOMATIC/ FILM SPLICER/ PATENTED IN: GREAT BRITAIN No. 648142, 671349/ FRANCE No. 996850. AUSTRALIA No. 146376. GERMANY No. 828045/ ITALY No. 456184. MEXICO No. 49487/ SPAIN No. 194211. INDIA No. 41564/ ARGENTINA No. 74738/ PENDING: U.S.A., CANADA, SWEDEN, BRAZIL, ETC./ CINE TELEVISION EQUIPMENT (OVER-SEAS) LTD./ WELLING-KENT-ENGLAND/ SOLE MANUFACTURERS,/ MORGAN FAIREST LTD., SPECIALIST ENGINEERS/ SHEFFIELD [logo] ENGLAND'/ '424' INCISED ON SPLICER TOP/ PLATE SCREWED TO SPLICER FRONT: 'IMPORTANT/ EMPTY THE CEMENT/ CONTAINER AT THE END OF/ EACH WORKING PERIOD/ USE ROBOT UNIVERSAL FILM/ CEMENT ONLY.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: THE SPLICER IS SILVER-COLOURED, BASE IS PAINTED PALE GREEN, ONE RED AND ONE GREEN BAKELITE (?) CONTROL KNOB. THE CASING IS PAINTED PALE GREEN WITH BROWN LEATHER CARRYING HANDLE.
Decoration: N/A

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MORGAN FAIREST LTD., Splicer, film, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1985.0523, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0523.001/

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