Fairchild Table-Top Projector, circa 1974

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Artifact Overview

The American Marketing and Sales Company (AMSC) issued this projector in 1976. Salesmen used it to show a film that explained AMSC's computerized "Mowtron" mower. It ran on gasoline but took direction from an electronic sensory and guidance system -- not a human operator. The film also highlighted safety features, such as sensitized bumpers that stopped the machine when it touched an obstacle.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Projector (Image projector)

Date Made

circa 1974

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2020.131.16

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal

Color

Gray (Color)
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Width: 16.5 in
Length: 14.5 in

Inscriptions

on front of lid: FAIRCHILD on front of base: FAIRCHILD / CART-REEL 21
Fairchild Table-Top Projector, circa 1974