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OBJECT TYPE: Projector
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2018.0177.002

MANUFACTURER: WOLLENSAK
MODEL: Sunray 107
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal barrel with glass lens elements.

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.1 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.8 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Wollensak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: ca. 1931-1968
Canada: Purchased by R. Massey Williams (1901-1968) c. 1931 and used to screen his first film On to Ungava (LAC ISN 100780). The film documented a 17-month prospecting expedition to the Ungava Bay region of Northern Quebec (now Nunavik) in 1930-31. The projector was used for repeated screenings and public presentations of this film (and other films, which he shot between 1933 and 1938) over several decades.
Function: Used to focus and enlarge images emitted from a projector. Utilisé afin de focaliser et enlargir les images projetté d'un projecteur.
Technical: Excellent example of a prosumer-grade projector from the early 16mm amateur cinema era.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "2" SUNRAY 107 f/1.6 W [logo]/ WOLLENSAK ROCHESTER U.S.A."
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Silver-coloured lens cylinder with clear glass lens elements.
Decoration: N/A

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WOLLENSAK, Lens, circa 1931, Artifact no. 2018.0177, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2018.0177.002/

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