Splicer, film

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OBJECT TYPE: 16MM
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2018.0177.003

MANUFACTURER: Keystone
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal splicer and base with a synthetic (possible) string inside.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.1 cm
Width: 12.1 cm
Height: 4.8 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: KEYSTONE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: ca. 1931-1968
Canada: Purchased by R. Massey Williams (1901-1968) c. 1931 and used to screen his first film On to Ungava (LAC ISN 100780). The film documented a 17-month prospecting expedition to the Ungava Bay region of Northern Quebec (now Nunavik) in 1930-31. The projector was used for repeated screenings and public presentations of this film (and other films, which he shot between 1933 and 1938) over several decades.
Function: Device used to trim, prepare and clamp film for tape splice.
Technical: Excellent example of a prosumer-grade projector from the early 16mm amateur cinema era.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the knob on the proper front: "[arrow pointing counter-clockwise] OPEN [arrow pointing clockwise] CLOSE"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: There is a bronze-coloured crackle finish on the majority of the splicer and the proper front of the platform it is attached to. The platform, and parts of the splicer, are grey-brown finished metal, and there are also grey/silver-coloured metal parts and a black metal clamp and black cord or string attached inside. The silver-coloured knob on the proper front has red text.
Decoration: N/A

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Keystone, Splicer, film, circa 1931, Artifact no. 2018.0177, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2018.0177.003/

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