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OBJECT TYPE: 35MM/SLIDE/ELECTRIC
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0215.001

MANUFACTURER: THREE DIMENSION CO.
MODEL: TDC VIVID MAINLINER 300
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 112640
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING WITH SYNTHETIC LENS HOUSING AND GLASS LENS; SYNTHETIC WRAPPED CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 15.5 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: THREE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950-1960'S
Canada: USED BY THE WOODS FAMILY
Function: TO PROJECT A STILL IMAGE ONTO A LARGER VIEWING SURFACE
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF A SLIDE PROJECTOR PRODUCED BY TDC, A SUBDIVISION OF BELL AND HOWELL
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate reads: "TDC VIVID/ Mainliner 300/ [3 triangle logo with planet in centre]/ UL [in circle]/ 115 VOLTS 60 CYCLES A.C./ 300 WATT LAMP MAX./ 350 WATTS TOTAL/ THREE DIMENSION CO./ CHICAGO, ILL., U.S.A./ SERIAL NO. 112640"/ Embossed print on knob below is illegible/ Embossed on both sides: "TDC/ VIVID"/ Embossed on front: "V"/ Print around lens casing: "VIVID/ TRIDAR/ ANASTIGMAT/ 5 IN. COATED"
Missing: .3 TWO FEET ARE MISSING Also missing slide carrier.
Finish: BLUE AND GREY PROJECTOR WITH BROWN ELECTRIC CORD
Decoration: N/A

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THREE DIMENSION CO., Projector, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2003.0215, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0215.001/

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