General Information

Serial #

3261

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

.1 METAL PROJECTOR HAS GLASS OPTICS AND SOME SYNTHETICFITTINGS AND MINOR COMPONENTS..2-.3 WOODEN CASE HAS COATED PAPER COVERING; FABRIC PAD IN BASE; FITTED WITH SYNTHETIC CARRYING HANDLE & METAL CLOSURES.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Visual

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF PROJECTOR USED C. 1950S- 1960.

Canada

USED & DONATED BY CANADIAN BUSINESS EQ. MFR & SUPPLIER R.L. CRAIN LTD. (1894 TO PRESENT)

Function

USED TO PROJECT STILL IMAGES CONTAINED ON EITHER FILMSTRIPS OR 35MM SLIDES, ONTO A SUITABLE VIEWING SURFACE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TYPICAL SLIDE AND FILMSTRIP PROJECTOR OF 1950S. THIS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE A COOLING FAN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate on projector back reads "SVE SCHOOL MASTER MODEL/ SM-1/ OFF ON/ 115 VOLTS/ 60 [symbol]/ 315 WATTS/ 300 WATT/ MAX. LAMP/ SOCIETY FOR VISUAL EDUCATION, INC./ CHICAGO/ NO. 3261/ U.S.A.". "SVE/ COATED 5"f 3.5 ANASTIG" printed in white on lens housing. Decal on underside of projector reads "C.S.A./ APP. No. 5735/ SOCIETY FOR VISUAL EDUCATION, INC./ CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A."..2-.3 No markings visible.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 GREY WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON PROJECTOR; DARK BROWN FINISH ON METAL AND SYNTHETIC GRILL, KNOBS, COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD, ETC. SOME SILVER METAL FITTINGS..2 DARK BROWN COATED PAPER COVERING ON CASE EXTERIOR HAS ABSTRACT BLACK GRAIN PATTERN; GREEN FABRIC PAD HAS FOAM UNDERSIDE..3 DARK BROWN COATED PAPER COVERING ON CASE EXTERIOR HAS BLACK GRAIN PATTERN; DARK BROWN CARRYING HANDLE; COPPER COLOURED CLOSURES.

Decoration

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