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Lot 291
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$400 -
600
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$250
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Lot Description
[EDISON, Thomas A. (1847-1931)]. Edison Projecting Kinetoscope, No. 3691. Edison Mfg. Co., Orange, NJ. Ca early 20th century.
14 1/4 x 9 x 6 in. Edison Projecting Kinetoscope, including oak case (wear, some damage to oak case, incl. two cracks to front of case). Mechanism is incomplete, lacking the lens, crank, and other hardware. Includes metal plaque inscribed, "Edison Projecting Kinetoscope, Patented by Thomas A. Edison...Edison Mfg. Co., Orange, NJ, USA," with 1893 and 1897 patent dates and serial number 3691.
The Edison Projecting Kinetoscope represents one of the most classic 35mm hand crank cinema projectors, capable of projecting a moving film image in a small auditorium.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.