by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1904
The Ikonograph is a 17.5 mm toy projector sold by the Ikonograph Commercial Company of Manhattan. Invented by film promotor and inventor, Enoch Rector, it’s marketed as being the first projector that could be played backwards.
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 | 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...
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1897
Developed and sold by W. Watson & Sons out of London, the Motorgraph is among the very first magic lantern attachments that promised motion picture projection. Across one ad reads, “Animated Photographs at Home.” Because these early toy projectors used...