DeVry Portable - 1921 - 35mm Film projector
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DeVry Portable - 1921 - 35mm, tested and working, in very good condition, an antique portable film projector in a wooden case, complete with a wooden box, one 35mm film reel, an empty reel, original manual and power cord.
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Antique and rare DeVry film projector, model "Portable Type R", for 35mm films, manufactured in the United States in 1921. This large portable projector, completely enclosed in a wooden case, is complete and original (very rare in this condition) and is in good condition considering its age of more than 100 years. This beautiful projector works, as seen in the following video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/UuIWdgmoIxs?feature=share
The projector is supplied with the following accessories:
- 1 Nice wooden chest, dimensions 45 cm x 20 cm x 45 cm;
- 1 roll of 35mm film (film type unknown – see photos);
- 1 Empty reel, for collecting 35mm films.
- 1 Original instruction manual, found on the lid of the housing (in English);
- 1 Original power cord.
The DeVry Corporation was founded in 1913 by Herman Adolf DeVry (1876-1941), an inventor and aviator. DeVry is credited with the creation of the first portable film projector, which he called the Theatre in a Suitcase. Herman DeVry, born in 1876 in the German region of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, arrived with his family in the United States at age ten and disembarked in New York Harbor in the summer of 1886. The young Herman was quickly fascinated by the new and emerging film technology – beginning with the first films of Louis Le Prince in 1888 and then Edison’s kinetoscopes, which were shown at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, where the DeVry working family was based.
This set weighs 13.9 kg and is a wonderful addition to any vintage film collection or as room decoration.
The last four images are purely informational and are not part of the lot.
Please send the attached photos to check the overall condition. The photos are part of the description.
Antique and rare DeVry film projector, model "Portable Type R", for 35mm films, manufactured in the United States in 1921. This large portable projector, completely enclosed in a wooden case, is complete and original (very rare in this condition) and is in good condition considering its age of more than 100 years. This beautiful projector works, as seen in the following video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/UuIWdgmoIxs?feature=share
The projector is supplied with the following accessories:
- 1 Nice wooden chest, dimensions 45 cm x 20 cm x 45 cm;
- 1 roll of 35mm film (film type unknown – see photos);
- 1 Empty reel, for collecting 35mm films.
- 1 Original instruction manual, found on the lid of the housing (in English);
- 1 Original power cord.
The DeVry Corporation was founded in 1913 by Herman Adolf DeVry (1876-1941), an inventor and aviator. DeVry is credited with the creation of the first portable film projector, which he called the Theatre in a Suitcase. Herman DeVry, born in 1876 in the German region of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, arrived with his family in the United States at age ten and disembarked in New York Harbor in the summer of 1886. The young Herman was quickly fascinated by the new and emerging film technology – beginning with the first films of Louis Le Prince in 1888 and then Edison’s kinetoscopes, which were shown at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, where the DeVry working family was based.
This set weighs 13.9 kg and is a wonderful addition to any vintage film collection or as room decoration.
The last four images are purely informational and are not part of the lot.
Please send the attached photos to check the overall condition. The photos are part of the description.
Details
Brand
DeVry
Model/ type nr
Portable - 1921 - 35mm
Physical condition
Very good
Functional condition
Tested and working
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