[Phono-L] Curious Edison artifact on eBay

[Andrew Baron]

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