General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC SCREEN, KNOBS, POWER CORD, PARTS/ RUBBER? FEET/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

34.2 cm

Width

21.2 cm

Height

22.0 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

Argus

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Newmarket

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EQUIPMENT OWNED BY CAMERON M. EDWARDS, DONOR'S GRANDFATHER, WHO DIED IN 1978. HE WAS AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER/CINEMATOGRAPHER. IN 1920S-1930S HE WAS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF DAY, GIVING HIM ACCESS TO FILM VENUES SUCH AS ROYAL TOUR, INCLUDING VISITS TO PARLIAMENT HILL, HARRINGTON LAKE, ETC. SOME OF HIS FILMS ARE NOW AT NAC UNDER C.M. EDWARDS.

Function

DEVICE USED TO VIEW CINE FILM WITHOUT PROJECTION & TO SELECT & REMOVE FRAMES NOT DESIRED IN FINISHED FILM.

Technical

FILM EDITOR CONSISTING OF FILM VIEWER, SLICER, & REWINDER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK & RED LETTERING ON BRUSHED FRONT PANEL READS "MANSFIELD/ 8MM EDITOR" & "2000/ MADE IN CANADA"/ LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS "ARGUS CAMERAS OF CANADA LTD./ NEWMARKET - ONTARIO/ LR. NO. 20726 MODEL NO. 2000" WITH VOLTAGE INSTRUCTIONS & "LAMP: MAX. LAMP WATTAGE: 30 WATTS"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK WRINKLEFINISH/ BLACK KNOBS, PARTS/ METALLIC PARTS/ GREY POWER CORD/ WHITE FEET

Decoration

RED "M" LOGO ON FOCUS MECHANISM