by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1902
The Homograph is manufactured by the James Coghlan Company of Union Square, NY. It uses 35 mm and sold for only $5.
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1902
The Vitak was sold through the William Wardell’s mail order catalog. Likely the first toy projector made in the United States. Sold for $2.
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1900
The Kinora was a hand cranked tabletop viewer sold to the home market. Instead of film, it flipped through a spool of photographic cards, much like a flipbook or a mutoscope. Originally invented by the Lumiere brothers in 1895, they sold their patent to Gaumont, who...
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1898
A 17.5mm portable camera and projector in one intended for amateurs. Developed by Birt Acres.
by slasherindex | May 4, 1897
At a Parisian charity event, a projectionist’s equipment catches fire, killing 126 attendees of mostly aristocratic women. The news of the event spreads worldwide, telling the dangers of using motion picture equipment. Events like these stall larger...