Instruction booklet for Kodatoy 16mm cine projector.
Kodak
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1931 - 1932
Materials
Paper
Measurements
194 x 143 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525259.8
Summary
Instruction booklet for Kodatoy 16mm cine projector.
Full description
An 12 page instruction booklet for a Kodatoy 16mm cine projector. The booklet, white paper with black printing, is illustrated with photographs and drawings and explains how to thread the film, how to operate the Kodatoy (including how to set up the Kodaplay Theatre). It shows how to operate it either by hand or by using the motor drive and how to rewind the film. It details care of the Kodatoy, the gate, the lens and lamp replacement. It even has a price list for accessories. Markings: printed on the last page, "Kodak Ltd London, Kodak House, Kingsway, London, WC2" The back page features an advertisment for the Kodatoy Film Library.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Kodak, manufacturer