Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

INTERIOR MARQUEE AND LETTERS

Date Range From

1950

Date Range To

2007

Materials

METAL AND PLEXIGLASS

No. Pieces

15

Height

16.1

Length

386.4

Width

28.4

Description

BLACK METAL BOX WITH WHITE PLEXIGLASS SHEET BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES THAT SLIDE INTO FRONT OF BOX. PLEXIGLASS LETTERS SPELLING OUT "LICENSE TO WED" CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE WHITE PLEXIGLASS SHEET - 15 PIECES. 1. WHITE PLASTIC SHEET, SLID INTO OPEN SIDE OF METAL BOX OF INTERIOR MARQUEE, BROKEN IN HALF, RED CURSIVE TEXT READS, "PARAMOUNT" ON ONE PIECE OF SHEET, BLACK STICKER WITH YELLOW TEXT READS, "DOLBY DIGITAL" ON OTHER PIECE OF SHEET. 2 PCES. "PARAMOUNT" PIECE MEASURES 175.8 CM LONG BY 27.6 CM WIDE BY 2.0 CM HIGH. "DOLBY" PIECE MEASURES 216.0 CM LONG BY 27.6 CM WIDE BY 22.0 CM HIGH. 2. INTERIOR MARQUEE, LONG BLACK METAL BOX, SILVER STICKER ON OUTSIDE OF BOX READS, "NATIONAL NEON..."INTERIOR OF BOX PAINTED WHITE, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CORDS AND COMPONENTS AFFIXED TO INSIDE OF BOX. PLASTIC BAGGIE CONTAINS HARDWARE LIKELY USED TO MOUNT MARQUEE TO WALL. 386.4 CM LONG BY 28.4 CM WIDE BY 16.1 CM HIGH. 12 RECTANGULAR PLEXIGLASS SHEETS, EACH WITH BLUE LETTER: 4. LETTER, "L," TEXT READS, "PAT. 1967." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 11.5. 5. LETTER, "I," TEXT READS, "ROTOMATIC." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 7.7. 6. LETTER, "C," TEXT READS, "ROTOMATIC." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 11.6. 7. LETTER, "E," TEXT READS, "ROTOMATIC." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 11.3. 8. LETTER, "N." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 12.8. 9. LETTER, "S," TEXT READS, "ROTOMATIC." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 11.3. 10. LETTER, "E," WORN TEXT READS, "ROTOMATIC." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 11.3. 11. LETTER, "T," WORN TEXT READS, "ROTOMATIC." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 11.8. 12. LETTER, "O," TEXT READS, "PAT. 1967." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 13.3. 13. LETTER, "W," TEXT READS, "PAT. 1967." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 15.9. 14. LETTER, "E," TEXT READS, "ROTOMATIC." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 11.3. 15. LETTER, "D," TEXT READS, "ROTOMATIC." HEIGHT 0.3, LENGTH 17.8, WIDTH 12.7.

Subjects

ADVERTISING MEDIUM

Historical Association

BUSINESS

History

INTERIOR MARQUEE HUNG HORIZONTALLY OVERTOP OF THE ENTRY DOORS TO CINEMA ONE. THE WHITE PLASTIC SHEET SLID INTO THE OPEN END OF THE METAL BOX, AND THE PLEXIGLASS LETTERS IN TURN SLID IN FRONT OF THE PLASTIC SHEET. THE INTERIOR OF THE BOX WAS ILLUMINATED, LIGHTING UP THE LETTERS FROM BEHIND. THE LETTERS SPELL OUT, "LICENSE TO WED," WHICH WAS THE LAST MOVIE THAT WAS SHOWN IN CINEMA ONE AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE IN 2007. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE P20070023001 AND PERMANENT RECORD.

Catalogue Number

P20070023003

Acquisition Date

2008-08

Collection

Museum

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