Splicer, film
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 16MM
- DATE
- 1931
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2018.0177.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Keystone
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal splicer and base with a synthetic (possible) string inside.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 14.1 cm
- Width
- 12.1 cm
- Height
- 4.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine images
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- KEYSTONE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
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
-
Device used to trim, prepare and clamp film for tape splice. - Technical
-
Excellent example of a prosumer-grade projector from the early 16mm amateur cinema era. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the knob on the proper front: "[arrow pointing counter-clockwise] OPEN [arrow pointing clockwise] CLOSE"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- There is a bronze-coloured crackle finish on the majority of the splicer and the proper front of the platform it is attached to. The platform, and parts of the splicer, are grey-brown finished metal, and there are also grey/silver-coloured metal parts and a black metal clamp and black cord or string attached inside. The silver-coloured knob on the proper front has red text.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Keystone, Splicer, film, circa 1931, Artifact no. 2018.0177, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2018.0177.003/
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