Discs by Urban Motion Picture Industries Inc For Urban-Joy 'Spirograph'

PART OF:
Spirograph projector
Made:
1923 in Irvington
maker:
Urban Motion Picture Industries Inc.

Discs by Urban Motion Picture Industries Inc, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, USA for Urban-Joy 'Spirograph' 16mm home projector by H.W.Joy, 1920.

The Spirograph projector was originally designed in England in 1913 by Theodore Brown (1870-1938), who sold the rights to Charles Urban (1867-1942).

Urban’s engineer Henry Joy (b. 1872) developed the Spirograph from 1920, and some were produced in 1923 shortly before the collapse of Urban’s business. It used 10½ inch diameter discs containing 1200 frames arranged in a spiral of twelve rows. When the handle was turned, the disc revolved and gradually tracked across behind the lens. The discs were reproductions of professional feature films and the projector was intended for home use.

The Spirograph used 10½ inch diameter discs containing 1200 frames arranged in a spiral of twelve rows. When the handle was turned, the disc revolved and gradually tracked across behind the lens. The discs were reproductions of professional feature films and the projector was intended solely for home use. There was no camera available so people could not make their own films.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1937-786/3
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and celluloid (cellulose)
Measurements:
overall: 290 mm x 285 mm x 25 mm,
type:
projector discs
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Spirograph: Animal Kingdom, Apes and Monkeys

Spirograph: Animal Kingdom, Apes and Monkeys

'Spirograph' 16mm home projector disc entitled 'Animal Kingdom, Apes and Monkeys', by Urban Motion Picture Industries Inc, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, USA for Urban-Joy by H W Joy, about 1923. Disc No 004. The label on this disc has been altered to remove part of the Urban logo and has the name THEODORE BROWN written across the centre of the disc.

Measurements:
overall: 260 mm,
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and celluloid (cellulose)
Object Number:
1937-786/3/1
type:
projector disc
Animal Kingdom, Our Zoo Friends

Animal Kingdom, Our Zoo Friends

Uncut and unperforated 'Spirograph' 16mm home projector disc entitled 'Animal Kingdom, Our Zoo Friends', by Urban Motion Picture Industries Inc, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, USA for Urban-Joy by H W Joy, about 1923.

Measurements:
overall: 270 mm,
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and celluloid (cellulose)
Object Number:
1937-786/3/2/1
type:
projector disc
Spirograph Experimental Printing Sheet

Spirograph Experimental Printing Sheet

Spirograph experimental printing sheet, by Urban Motion Picture Industries Inc, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, USA for Urban-Joy by H W Joy, about 1923.

Measurements:
overall: 270 mm x 270 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and celluloid (cellulose)
Object Number:
1937-786/3/2/2
type:
printing sheet
Spirograph Experimental Two Colour Disc

Spirograph Experimental Two Colour Disc

Spirograph experimental two colour disc, by Urban Motion Picture Industries Inc, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, USA for Urban-Joy by H W Joy, about 1917.

Measurements:
overall: 194 mm,
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and celluloid (cellulose)
Object Number:
1937-786/3/3
type:
projector disc
Spirograph Experimental Disc

Spirograph Experimental Disc

Spirograph experimental disc, by Urban Motion Picture Industries Inc, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, USA for Urban-Joy by H W Joy, about 1917. Published by Kineto Ltd, London.

Measurements:
overall: 188 mm x 190 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and celluloid (cellulose)
Object Number:
1937-786/3/4
type:
projector disc
Eighteen Spirograph Discs 'Animal Kingdom' Series

Eighteen Spirograph Discs 'Animal Kingdom' Series

Eighteen Spirograph discs with four sleeves from the series 'Animal Kingdom'.

Object Number:
1937-786/3/5
type:
spirograph discs
Two Spirograph Discs 'Sport and Pastimes' Series

Two Spirograph Discs 'Sport and Pastimes' Series

Two Spirograph discs, each in an original sleeve from the series 'Sport and Pastimes': Ski runner rescued from a crevass and Ski-ing Party in an Avalanche.

Object Number:
1937-786/3/6
type:
projector discs
Two Spirograph Discs

Two Spirograph Discs

Two Spirograph discs in original sleeves: Athletic, Ju-Jitsu.

Object Number:
1937-786/3/7
type:
projector discs
Nine Spirographs

Nine Spirographs

Nine Spirograph discs with three original sleeves from the series 'Self Defence: Ju-Jitsu'.

Object Number:
1937-786/3/8
type:
projector discs
Two Spirograph Discs From Series 'Boy Scout'

Two Spirograph Discs From Series 'Boy Scout'

Two spirograph discs in original sleeves from the series 'Boy Scout'.

Object Number:
1937-786/3/9
type:
projector discs
Six Spirograph Discs From Series 'Roving Thomas'

Six Spirograph Discs From Series 'Roving Thomas'

Six Spirograph discs with one original sleeve from the series 'Roving Thomas'.

Object Number:
1937-786/3/10
type:
projector discs
Four Spirograph Discs From Series 'Industrial'

Four Spirograph Discs From Series 'Industrial'

Four Spirograph discs with one orignial sleeve from the series 'Industrial'.

Object Number:
1937-786/3/11
type:
projector discs
Spirograph: 'Crystalization'

Spirograph: 'Crystalization'

One Spirograph disc from the series 'Science' entitled 'Crystalization'.

Object Number:
1937-786/3/12
type:
projector disc