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Dino Everette
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Long Beach, CA USA
Registered: Dec 2008

posted March 21, 2012 02:14 AM

here is a short video of the projector I am heading to Boston to deliver a presentation on...100 years old and still projecting film....

Edison projector

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted March 21, 2012 11:09 AM

Dino...that is the coolest!!!! Thanks for the video. Your Kinetoscope is just beautiful and that it still runs...well it just makes it seem alive. It's like the automaton in the Scorsese movie "Hugo"...it's sending out a message from the past. That might sound a little dramatic...but I've become obsessed with learning about projectors in the last 7 months...they amaze me.

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Paul Adsett
Film God

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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 21, 2012 02:48 PM

Hi Dino,
They have an original Home Kinetescope on display at The Edison Museum in Fort Meyers here in Florida. They also have a lot of Edisons early projectors including his Film 'Juke Box' where you insert a nickel and you can select one of 24 short film shows.

Janice,
I agree. These machines are calling out from the past to remind us of what we are about to lose to digital cinema. I think that was the message that Scorcese was sending in "Hugo".

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Akshay Nanjangud
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Nov 2011

posted March 25, 2012 09:12 PM

Superb, Dino! Very very cool! Thanks for the video.

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