Motion-Picture Camera, 1905-1915
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Artifact Overview
This motion picture camera was used at Thomas Edison's West Orange laboratories. Edison's 1888 patent for a device that could do "for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear" produced intense technological experimentation--and the development of the American film industry. Over two short decades, recording and projection technologies standardized, and sophisticated audiences began to demand quality productions.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Motion-picture camera
Date Made
1905-1915
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.460.43
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Thomas Alva Edison.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Iron (Metal)
Leather
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 15.00 in (With crank)
Width: 6.00 in
Length: 14.00 in
Inscriptions
inside access door:
No. 7
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