Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

KODASCOPE

Date Range From

1910

Date Range To

1920

Materials

STEEL, ALUMINUM, COPPER, BRASS, GLASS, WOOD, COTTON

No. Pieces

5

Description

1. PROJECTOR: 26CM (H) X 25.5CM (L) X 19CM (W) HEAVY TIN PROJECTOR WITH BROWN COLOR AND COPPER TINT. FRONT OF PROJECTOR HAS NICKEL PLATED LENS MOUNTED HALFWAY UP FRONT AND OFF TO LEFT SIDE. DIRECTLY BEHIND LENS ON SIDE OF PROJECTOR IS REEL MECHANISM WITH VARIOUS KNOBS AND NICKEL GUIDE BARS. ON ROUND STEEL PLATE WHICH COVERS REEL GEARS IS RIVETED STEEL PLATE WITH BLACK BACKGROUND AND SILVER ORNATE BORDER. IT HAS CENTER PIECE WITH "EKC" IN THE MIDDLE. ABOVE IT IS "KODASCOPE MODEL B" AND BENEATH IS "MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER N.Y.". BENEATH REEL HOUSING ARE TWO NICKEL STEEL TURN KNOBS ON EITHER SIDE. ABOVE ONE LEFT OF REEL IS CURVED STEEL PLATE WHICH READS "STILL" AND "RUN" WITH A DOUBLE POINTED ARROW BETWEEN THEM. ABOVE KNOB TO RIGHT OF REEL IS CURVED PLATE WITH "RUN" AND "THREAD" WITH DOUBLE POINTED ARROW BETWEEN THEM. DIRECTLY BELOW THAT IS A RECTANGULAR SHOULDER WHICH CONTAINS POWER SWITCHES FOR PROJECTOR. STEEL PLATE SIMILAR IN STYLE TO REEL PLATE HAS TWO BAKELITE SWITCHES WHICH FLIP HORIZONTALLY. ONE IS THE "ON", "OFF" SWITCH AND THE OTHER IS FILM DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WHICH READS "REVERSE" "REWIND" AND "FORWARD". IN TOP LEFT CORNER ABOVE THREADING MECHANISM IS ANOTHER PLATE WITH AN ARROW POINTING DOWN WHICH READS "CUT END OF FILM SQUARE BEFORE THREADING". SET ON TOP OF PROJECTOR IN FRONT OF REEL ARM IS SMALL PLATE WHICH HAS AN ARROW POINTING TO THE BACK OF MACHINE AND READS "REWIND". ON TOP OF STEEL REEL GUARD IS A NARROW PLATE WHICH READS "FOR USE WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ONLY 90-125 WATTS 700 WATTS". KEY TAB WHICH HOLDS REEL ARM IN PLACE IS STAMPED WITH "K19391". AT BACK LEFT HAND SIDE OF PROJECTOR IS CASING WITH RECTANGULAR OPENING AND DIAMOND SHAPED GRILL. COPPER MESH IS BEHIND. ABOVE IS CYLINDRICAL GAUGE WHICH READS "ELECTRICAL CURRENTS". HAS WHITE FACE AND SINGLE NEEDLE MEASURE WITH "A.C. D.C. AMPERES" AND "MADE IN U.S.A. FOR EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER N.Y.". ALONG BOTTOM OF GAUGE FACE READS "MADE BY ROLLER-SMITH CO., BETHLEHEM, PA., U.S.A.". ON TOP IS LEVER CONTROL WITH PANEL HAVING "BRIGHT" AND "DIM" RAISED FROM IT AT EITHER END. ATTACHED TO SIDE OF REEL ARM IS SMALL HINGED LIGHT FIXTURE WITH BULB. SIDE OPPOSITE TO REEL SIDE HAS SIMILAR MESHED OPENING TO BACK AND GENERATOR HOUSING FROM MOTOR. HOUSING HAS "GE" ON IT IN STYLIZED WRITING. BELOW AND TO RIGHT OF GENERATOR HOUSING IS POWER CORD CONDUIT. ALONG RIGHT EDGE OF SAME SIDE IS ANOTHER LEVER THAT MOVES VERTICALLY. HAS "FAST" AND "SLOW" RAISED FROM PANEL AT EITHER END. FRONT OF PROJECTOR HAS REMOVABLE COVER WHICH REVEALS LIGHT BULB AND FIXTURE. BASE OF PROJECTOR HAS NUMEROUS SCRATCHES AND PAINT IS WORN IN SEVERAL PLACES. ON BOTTOM OF PROJECTOR IS STEEL PLATE HELD WITH FOUR SCREWS. AT CENTER OF PLATE IS "PATENTED IN U.S.A." AND LISTS 14 PATENT NUMBERS THE LAST OF WHICH IS "1,716,463". PROJECTOR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. POWER CORD IS MISSING. 2. LENS: CYLINDRICAL NICKEL PLATED CASING & LENS 4.8 CM X 2.8CM. METAL CASE HAS SQUARE LEDGE AT END WITH LENS. OPPOSITE END IS THREADED ON THE INSIDE AND HAS CRISS-CORSS PATTERN ETCHED HORIZONTALLY AROUND OUTSIDE. 3. TRAY: TIN-ALUMINUM TRAY WITH CUT CORNERS AND FELT COVERED BOTTOM. ATTACHED TO EITHER END OF TRAY ARE BRASS HINGED CLASPS THAT HOLD WOODEN COVER. ALSO FASTENED TO TRAY IS RECTANGUALR STEEL FRAME WHICH PROJECTOR SITS IN. IN ONE CORNER IS ALUMINUM CLAMP FOR EXTRA LENS. FASTENED TO SAME END IS ALUMINIUM FRAME. TWO HINGED ARMS CONNECTED TO TRAY SUPPORT RECTANGULAR FRAME WITH SMOKY PLASTIC LENS. FRAME WITH LENS IS HINGED ON ONE SIDE SO AS TO SWING AWAY FROM SUPPORT FRAME. LENS HAS A FEW SMALL SCRATCHES. WITH FRAME FULLY EXTENDED TRAY MEASURES 75CM IN LENGTH. 4. COVER: 36CM (L) X 29CM (W) X 28.5CM (H) HARDWOOD COVER. COVER HAS SLOPED TOP AND CORNERS TO MAKE IS LIGHTLY DOME-LIKE IN SHAPE. THERE IS A SINGLE BLACK DIAMOND SET INTO WOOD. WOOD IS FINELY FINISHED. AROUND BASE IS SLATTED EDGING. CORNER PIECE IS MISSING AND THE END PIECE IS OFF, BUT STILL PRESENT. TWO OCTAGONAL BRASS PLATES WITH OCTAGONAL RINGS ARE BOLTED TO ENDS, ONE AT EITHER SIDE. ON INSIDE OF TOP IS BRASS PLATE RIVETED WHICH READS "LIBRARY KODASCOPE MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y." RAISED FROM METAL. FINISH IS WEARING AROUND BOTTOM OF COVER. 5.TRAVELING CASE: CASE IS LARGE SQUARE WOODEN CASE WITH HOOK CLASPS ON SIDE CANVAS CARRYING STRAP. BOTTOM OF CASE IS 41.2CM X 31.3CM X 10.5CM. HAS BUILT UP CORNERS WITH GREEN FELT COVERING. EACH END HAS TWO STANDARD SCREWS AND ONE RING SCREW. HAS NUMEROUS SCRATCHES AND PITS. TOP OF CASE IS 41.2CM X 31.3CM X 28.8CM. HAS TWO WOOD HANDLES NAILED TO TOP ON EITHER END. ALSO HAS FOUR HOOKS SCREWED TO BOTTOM OF TOP PIECE, TWO ON EITHER END, WHICH CLIP OVER SCREWS ON BOTTOM PIECE. CANVAS BELT RUNS THROUGH WOOD HANDLES AND HAS CARABINER CLIPS AT EACH END. THEY CLIP INTO LOOP SCREWS ON BOTTOM OF CASE. TOP OF CASE HAS REMNANTS OF SEVERAL PAPER SHIPPING LABELS. INSIDE OF TOP HAS TWO WOOD STRUTS NAILED TO SIDE COVERED WITH GREEN FELT. TOP HAS NUMEROUS SCRATCHED AND FINISH IS WEARING ALONG EDGES.

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EDUCATION

History

PROJECTOR WAS POSSIBLY USED IN NORMAL SCHOOLS IN RED DEER, BUT HAD BEEN IN DONOR'S POSSESSION FOR THE PREVIOUS 30 YEARS. IT WAS LEFT TO BE REPAIRED BUT NEVER PICKED UP.

Catalogue Number

P19940016000

Acquisition Date

1994-04

Collection

Museum

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