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OBJECT TYPE: LANTERN/SLIDE/OPAQUE
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0707.001

MANUFACTURER: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
MODEL: LRM-18 BALOPTICON
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: TR619
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: HOUSING & BASE, SHEET METAL/ MIRRORS, ALUMINIZED GLASS/ LENSES, GLASS/ ELECTRICAL CORD, RUBBER COATED WITH PLASTIC PLUG & BRASS TONGS/ PAINTED WITH BLACK LACQUER, PAPER STICKER

Dimensions

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

Length: 69.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 49.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still images
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bausch Lomb
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: A.1940
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROJECT STILL IMAGES ON A SCREEN, USES SLIDES AS WELL AS PROJECTING OPAQUE MATERIAL 7 3/4 X 6 3/8 INCHES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: THREE PLATES ON DOOR: 'BAUSCH/ & LOMB/ OP[T] [ROUND STICKER OBSCURES PART OF PLATE], '3015' [HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE INK] CO./ RO [STICKER].Y.', 'U.S.A. PATENT/ 2,200,637/ SERIAL NO. [BLANK SPACE]', 'LINE 115 VOLTS 5 AMPS/ CYCLE WATTS/ SER. NO. TR619/ TYPE 41-23-82 BALOPTICON'/ INSIDE DOOR TOP LEFT, STICKER GIVES INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CLEAN MIRRORS/ INSIDE HOUSING, TOP '44' HANDWRITTEN IN WHITE OIL PENCIL/ SMALL SLIDING DOOR ON TOP OF FAN HOUSING 'OIL'/ FRONT PANEL; 'LAMP/ OFF/ [TOGGLE SWITCH] ON', 'BLOWER/ [FAN SPEED CONTROL] OFF'
Missing: 10" FOCUS LENS FOR SLIDES/ FAN SPEED KNOB
Finish: BLACK CRACKLE FINISH ON LAMP & LENS HOUSING & BASE, CLEAR GLASS LENSES, SILVER BACKING (ALUMINIZED) ON MIRRORS, OPAQUE LENS CASING SILVER (CHROMED?), MFR. PLATES SILVER & BLACK WITH SILVER PRINT, CONTROL PANEL ON FRONT BLACK WITHWHITE PRINT, CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS ON INSIDE DOOR ON WHITE PAPER WITH BLACK PRINT
Decoration: MFR PLATE ON DOOR IN SHAPE OF TRIANGLE, UPSIDE DOWN

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Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Projector, after 1940, Artifact no. 1988.0707, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0707.001/

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