by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1921
First patented in 1907 and finally manufactured in 1921 by Charles Urban, the device spun a 10.5” film disc either by hand crank or an electric motor, which then produced a moving image viewable through an attached eyepiece. It is the first motion picture home media...
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1917
Competing projector manufacturers, Bell & Howell and Victor Animatograph Corp, agree to Kodak’s plans for a 16mm standard intended for non-theatrical or amateur use.
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1917
Victor launches their own version of a 28mm projector to the American market.
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1916
Unable to receive further stock of the Kok projector due to the first World War, Pathescope Company of America redesigned the French projector into the “New Premier Pathescope.”
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1913
William Beech Cook establishes Pathescope Company of America to sell surplus Pathe KOK projectors and printed 28mm films (called Pathescopes) in the U.S.