Motion Picture Film Magazine, 1895-1905

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Artifact Overview

A camera magazine is a light-tight storage container used to hold film stock on reels. Many motion-picture cameras have two magazines--one to hold unexposed film, and a magazine containing an empty reel to spool film onto after it has been exposed.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Magazine (Film storage)

Date Made

1895-1905

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

31.1217.197

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edison Laboratories.

Material

Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Iron (Metal)
Wood (Plant Material)
Copper alloy

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 10.75 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 6.75 in