Magniscope

OBJECT TYPE: Projector
MANUFACTURER: E.H. Amet Co.
INVENTOR: E.H. Amet Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, Il, Waukegan
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Amet Magniscope
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1894
PRODUCTION DATES: 1894-1899
IMAGE SIZE: 18 x 24 mm
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: film, silent

NOTES:
  One of the earliest projectors for Standard Edison 35mm films;
  Hand-cranked wheel operates film advance; Projecting light powered
  by battery, electricity, or by calcium. Uses either reel (supply and
  take-up spool) or rack (spool bank) feed for films. According to Amet
  brochure "The Magniscope ... Packed in a shipping case weighs about 90
  pounds; with Rack and Resistance Coil, 118 pounds.
  The Magniscope is furnished with a regular Darlot lens, which makes a
  picture at forty feet 5 feet by 6 feet 10 inches; the Wide Angle at
  same distance, makes a picture about 6x9 feet.
  The feed mechanism of The Magniscope is such that the film is entirely
  free from friction or tension. The film, when once set, may be run
  for an indefinite time, amd will not change its position. It is
  entirely free from the waltz motion such as the Biograph, Vitascope,
  Phantoscope, Etc. Consequently, people watching The Magniscope picture
  pictures will always enjoy themselves, for they are not made seasick
  by the clear, steady pictures this machine projects."

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: film

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: E11045.00002

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
White, Minor. --Image. Lyrical & Accurate.-- Rochester, NY: George Eastman House, 1956_(October). 182-185.//
George Eastman House Information File - Technology Collection.//