Reel, mutoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: B&W PRINTS
DATE: 1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0399.001

MANUFACTURER: INTERNATIONAL MUTOSCOPE CO.
MODEL: DUMB WAITER (.1)
LOCATION: Long Island City, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER PHOTOS/ METAL REEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.5 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still images
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: INTERNATIONAL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Long Island City

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ORIGINALLY POPULAR IN THE 1890'S BEFORE MOVING PICTURES WERE WIDELY AVAILABLE
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF MUTOSCOPE REELS THAT WERE USED IN MUTOSCOPES FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF CANADIANS AT THE END OF LAST CENTURY.
Function: WHEN THE REEL IS MOUNTED IN A MUTOSCOPE VIEWER THE SERIES OF 900 TO 1000 PICTURES ATTACHED TO THE CYLINDER ARE TURNED BY A CRANK. THE PICTURES ARE HELD BACK BY A STOP & ARE ALLOWED TO SNAP PAST THE EYE ONE BY ONE AND AN APPARENT MOVING PICTURE IS THE RESULT.
Technical: PRECURSOR OF CINEMA BUT USED SAMEPRINCIPLE. THE VIEWER HAD THE PERFORMANCE ENTIRELY UNDER HIS OWN CONTROL BY THE TURNING OF THE CRANK - VIEWER COULD MAKE THE MOVEMENTS HAPPEN AS FAST OR AS SLOW AS DESIRED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 &.2 MOLDED IN EACH END OF REEL: 'INTER. MUTO. REEL CO./ PAT'D/ MADE IN/ U.S.A./ N.Y.C.' 'SUBJECT NO./ SERIAL NO.'/.2 '[SUBJECT NO./] 7491/ [SERIAL NO./] 1'
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 &.2 PHOTOS - BLACK & WHITE/ UNFINISHED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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INTERNATIONAL MUTOSCOPE CO., Reel, mutoscope, 1989, Artifact no. 1989.0399, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0399.001/

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