This image is released under a Bioscope, or travelling hand-cranked cinema
Bioscope, or travelling hand-cranked cinema.
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This bioscope is a portable (often as part of a wheeled cart) viewing device. By looking through the multiple viewing holes sequences of images – usually reels of still illuminated images rather than actual film reels can be viewed. Many came with a gramophone attached, and later record or cassette tape players, providing the film reels with musical accompaniment.
The mechanism was hand-cranked by the operator using the handles on the top, turning one way for viewing and the other way to rewind.
- Measurements:
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overall (Stand): 720 mm x 370 mm x 465 mm,
overall (Bioscope): 800 mm x 830 mm x 520 mm,
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 2019-257/1
- type:
- bioscope
