[Phono-L] Curious Edison artifact on eBay

[Ron L]

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

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From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] 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

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