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- Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Virginia Reel," 1927 - During the 1920s, Henry Ford organized an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at dances Ford hosted to teach his friends and business associates the dances of Ford's rural youth. In 1925, Thomas Edison's staff traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to record Ford's orchestra. For this recording, they set up their equipment at Fair Lane, Ford's home, capturing the orchestra playing this American country dance.
- 1927
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Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Virginia Reel," 1927
During the 1920s, Henry Ford organized an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at dances Ford hosted to teach his friends and business associates the dances of Ford's rural youth. In 1925, Thomas Edison's staff traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to record Ford's orchestra. For this recording, they set up their equipment at Fair Lane, Ford's home, capturing the orchestra playing this American country dance.
- Pathex Motion Picture, Titled "Artistic Glass Working," 1923-1931 - Pathe, a French phonograph and cinema equipment company, developed a small, affordable film projector for home use in the early 1920s. The projector ran 9.5-millimeter film -- a competitor to the more expensive 16-millimeter film made by the U. S. firm, Kodak. The company's U. S. Subsidiary, Pathex, also distributed a variety of humorous and educational films for the home entertainment market.
- 1923-1931
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Pathex Motion Picture, Titled "Artistic Glass Working," 1923-1931
Pathe, a French phonograph and cinema equipment company, developed a small, affordable film projector for home use in the early 1920s. The projector ran 9.5-millimeter film -- a competitor to the more expensive 16-millimeter film made by the U. S. firm, Kodak. The company's U. S. Subsidiary, Pathex, also distributed a variety of humorous and educational films for the home entertainment market.
- 35mm Film Magazine and Reel, 1900-1920 - A camera magazine is a light-tight storage container used to hold film stock on reels. Many motion-picture cameras have two magazines--one to hold unexposed film, and a magazine containing an empty reel to spool film onto after it has been exposed.
- 1900-1920
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35mm Film Magazine and Reel, 1900-1920
A camera magazine is a light-tight storage container used to hold film stock on reels. Many motion-picture cameras have two magazines--one to hold unexposed film, and a magazine containing an empty reel to spool film onto after it has been exposed.
- Clock Reel, 1800-1900 - A clock reel is a device used to wind spun yarn into measured skeins. The mechanism is similar to a mechanical clock. The dial's hand is attached to gears that count off the number of times the reel revolves. The dial kept track automatically, making it easy to know how many yards had been spun--without having to keep track in one's head.
- 1800-1900
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Clock Reel, 1800-1900
A clock reel is a device used to wind spun yarn into measured skeins. The mechanism is similar to a mechanical clock. The dial's hand is attached to gears that count off the number of times the reel revolves. The dial kept track automatically, making it easy to know how many yards had been spun--without having to keep track in one's head.
- Model of a Clock Reel, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
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Model of a Clock Reel, circa 1900
- Telegraph Ticker Tape Reel, Used by the Barnum, Richardson Co., 1880-1900 - This telegraph ticker tape reel was used by the Barnum, Richardson Company. The company's president, William Henry Barnum, used the telegraph system to keep track of his company's foundries, blast furnaces, and mining operations. Barnum was both a prominent industrialist and long-serving American Democratic politician.
- 1880-1900
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Telegraph Ticker Tape Reel, Used by the Barnum, Richardson Co., 1880-1900
This telegraph ticker tape reel was used by the Barnum, Richardson Company. The company's president, William Henry Barnum, used the telegraph system to keep track of his company's foundries, blast furnaces, and mining operations. Barnum was both a prominent industrialist and long-serving American Democratic politician.
- Telegraph Ticker Tape Reel, 1880-1930 -
- 1880-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Telegraph Ticker Tape Reel, 1880-1930
- Pathex Motion Picture, Titled "Mountain Slicers," 1923-1931 - Pathe, a French phonograph and cinema equipment company, developed a small, affordable film projector for home use in the early 1920s. The projector ran 9.5-millimeter film -- a competitor to the more expensive 16-millimeter film made by the U. S. firm, Kodak. The company's U. S. Subsidiary, Pathex, also distributed a variety of humorous and educational films for the home entertainment market.
- 1923-1931
- Collections - Artifact
Pathex Motion Picture, Titled "Mountain Slicers," 1923-1931
Pathe, a French phonograph and cinema equipment company, developed a small, affordable film projector for home use in the early 1920s. The projector ran 9.5-millimeter film -- a competitor to the more expensive 16-millimeter film made by the U. S. firm, Kodak. The company's U. S. Subsidiary, Pathex, also distributed a variety of humorous and educational films for the home entertainment market.
- Melody Recording Tape Reel, 1977-1982 -
- 1977-1982
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Melody Recording Tape Reel, 1977-1982
- DeJur Grundig "Stenorette" Dictation Machine, 1955-1970 -
- 1955-1970
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DeJur Grundig "Stenorette" Dictation Machine, 1955-1970