I think that is the way the projector is supposed to look. It is missing its lens. They were not pretty affairs and the wooden parts were often cut and modified< for instance, to add a take up spool rather than to let the film dump into a bag.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew Baron Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 11:20 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] Curious Edison artifact on eBay What do you all make of this? The seller describes it as a "peephole device", but the original serial number plate reads "Projecting Kinetiscope". The cabinet at first glance appears to be home made, but the age of it seems honest; not faked to look old. The external hardware certainly appears to be age-appropriate, and yet the cabinet wood looks like pine or fir, which would be odd for the time. The mechanism appears intact, but I don't see anything that's obviously involved with projection. Is this part of a larger affair, or something made from a more complete device to adapt it to a different use? EDISON KINETOSCOPE CAMERA PHONOGRAPH RARE FILM VIEWER Item number: 110320165169 Andy Baron Santa Fe _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
