[Phono-L] Curious Edison artifact on eBay

[Zonophone2006 at aol.com]

just a curious note for all
most of the projectors have the same edison signature plate as the idelias  
have
just to show edison knew how to save some money 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/1/2008 6:04:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
lherault at bu.edu writes:

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: 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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