- Date
- 1939 – 1980
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic; wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0046 a-h
- Description
- A slide projector and accessories, including slide carrier, slide plate, replacement bulb, outlet piece, extension cord and cloth, all held in a wood case. a) A black slide projector with a long silver lens with black ribbing at the end. There is venting on the top of the black body for the light b…
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- Title
- Slide Projector
- Date
- 1939 – 1980
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic; wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 12.6 x 10.1 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A slide projector and accessories, including slide carrier, slide plate, replacement bulb, outlet piece, extension cord and cloth, all held in a wood case. a) A black slide projector with a long silver lens with black ribbing at the end. There is venting on the top of the black body for the light bulb. On either side of the black body are two small silver knobs that can be twisted out. On the left side is another larger silver knob that when turned tilts the lens and projector up a couple centimeters. A long power cord is attached to the back of the projector with a flip switch close to the beginning of the cord. b) A black and silver slide carrier. There is two spots for slides. The black part of the slide in the middle have raised text that reads “FRONT” and on the sides is a ribbed-like effect. On the silver side there is a piece that can be slid down to match the hook-like piece on the other side. 5.2 x 0.7 x 17.5 cm.c) A metal slide plate, appears to be homemade. A rectangular piece of metal with the ends bent into a right angle and a cut-out window. The edges of the metal are jagged. 0.8 x 5.2 x 7.7 cm.d) A replacement lightbulb in its original box. On three of the four sides of the boxes is a label for the lightbulb, it features an illustration of the lightbulb with a yellow and white striped background and blue boxes with text. One blue box features the red general electric logo and “GENERAL ELECTRIC”. The bottom blue box reads “PRECISION LAMP FOR OPTICAL DEVICES”. The other side features the same illustration but the text boxes have different text. The top one reads “”Lamps packed for reshipment should be surrounded by at least 3” of excelsior or its equivalent.”” The bottom box contains information about the product including manufacturer information. The bulb is surround by a corrugated cardboard with a label that features additional information about the product. 11.4 x 3.9 x 3.9 cm. e) A black outlet piece with no cord. On the front where a cord could be plugged into with little dots everywhere, a general electric logo, and text that reads “660 W.” “250 V.” 3.0 x 2.9 cm.f) A long brown extension cord with a black bulky end where other cords would plug-in. 0.7 x 224.1 cm. g) A rectangular beige cloth with three out of the fours edges frayed. 32.8 x 56.0 cm h) A dark wooden box with a sliding lid. Along the exterior of the box is zig-zag borders and squares with zig-zag edges, and zig-zag edged circles on the top of the lid - two groups of circles. 16.5 x 20.6 x 33.9 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Lawrence Grassi, Canmore, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0046 a-h
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