General Information

Serial #

714121

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Projector has dark brown wrinkle-textured synthetic casing; clear glass fiche window and optics; silvered mirror; white text markings; dark brown painted metal bracket secures projector within case; black and white synthetic and silver metal trim; black synthetic covering on cord; black and yellow synthetic and gold-tone metal plug. Matt-finish grey synthetic screen mounted on inside of case lid. Hard bodied black synthetic case has silver metal trim, fittings & closures; grey synthetic fabric lining of lid & base; black & grey synthetic pocket mounted inside lid; black rigid foam inserts in case base.

Dimensions

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

Length

47.0 cm

Width

41.0 cm

Height

14.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kindermann

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used. c. 1982 until June 2004.

Canada

Used to provide instruction to printing staff on use of Hell Chromagraph DC 350 scanner.

Function

To illuminate, magnify and project still images contained on microfiche sheet onto a screen, for viewing.

Technical

Lightweight, portable microfiche projector designed and marketed for use as a presentation or instructional tool. Projector is secured within carrying case: viewing screen fixed inside case lid. The case was designed to store a laptop computer and/or documents, fiche, etc. in addition to the projector. Provided with an 'international multiple connector', the FR 5 could be operated on 115 or 230 v, or with a 12 v car battery. A cassette tape player (2005.0062) was used with this unit: the case was modified to hold both projector and player. According to the manufacturer, this product was produced until c. 1997.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

All controls, connections, etc. labelled. "KINDERMANN/ FR 5 portable" printed in white on projector top. "KINDERMANN/ D 8703 OCHSENFURT/ FN 7050 19/ V 220/110 ~/ V 12 [symbol]/ W 130/ Hz 50/60/ [symbol]/ [symbol]/ 12 V/100 W/ MADE IN GERMANY/ [logo] [logo] [logo]" printed on decal applied to proper right side. "Fabr. Nr./ 07 14121" printed on second decal, below. Sticker applied directly to plug head, and secured with clear tape, reads "HOME HARDWARE STORES/ ST. JACOBS ONT. N0B 2N0/ 36 04/ 3618-543/ 910 20/ 1768 $/ EA. 1.65". "15 A/ 125 V" stamped into each plug prong; illegible symbol also stamped into each prong, and into plug head. "KINDERMANN FR 5 portable" marked in black on front edge of case, around handle.

Missing

Appears complete. Electrical plug head appears to be replacement.

Finish

Projector has dark brown wrinkle-textured synthetic casing; clear glass fiche window and optics; silvered mirror; white text markings; dark brown painted metal bracket secures projector within case; black and white synthetic and silver metal trim; black synthetic covering on cord; black and yellow synthetic and gold-tone metal plug. Matt-finish grey synthetic screen mounted on inside of case lid. Hard bodied black synthetic case has silver metal trim, fittings & closures; grey synthetic fabric lining of lid & base; black & grey synthetic pocket mounted inside lid; black rigid foam inserts in case base.

Decoration

N/A