General Information

Serial #

49029

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

All metal (steel & brass?). Small glass plate.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

96.5 cm

Width

68.6 cm

Height

152.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

International

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Transferred from the National Film Board of Canada on December 8, 1976, from its office in Montreal. It would have likely been used by the NFB for the projection of newsreels, short films and feature films.

Function

To project moving images onto a surface for viewing.

Technical

35 mm non-sound projector. Simplex designed the first enclosed mechanism with centre frame bearings. It also added a new sliding gate to adjust the shutter during operation, a new type of fire shutter and governor, and a precision focusing and lens mounting adjustment.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr. plate over projector lens reads: "INTERNATIONAL/ PROJECTOR CORP./ Simplex/ TRADE MARK/ NEW YORK/ PATENTED JULY 11, 1916. NO. 49029 [S/N]" Mfr. plate on reel container: "IPC/ Simplex/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ NEW YORK/ U.S.A." Engraved on reel container: "NFB/ 17151" Small plate on projection unit reads: "NFB/ 1227"

Missing

Possibly (No lens)

Finish

Black crinkle.

Decoration

N/A