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Lot Essay
The rare table top model of the Mutoscope viewer. A similar example is in the collection of George Eastman House, Rochester, New York.
Details
Mutoscope viewer no. 235
American Mutoscope & Biograph Co., New York, U.S.A.; table-top model, wood-casing, with copper hand-crank, single viewing lens, the front with metal plate TRADE MARK. MUTOSCOPE. MADE BY AMERICAN MUTOSCOPE & BIOGRAPH CO., NEW YORK, USA. PAT NOV 5 1895, JAN 25 1898, APR 16 1898, the top with hinged panel, the side opening to reveal worm gear one-way turning mechanism, the main gear wheel marked W 16 50, on a matching wood base with rear-hinged geared vertical adjustment; with an AMBCo reel subject no. 81, serial no. 108 [showing a railroad engine and carriages]
American Mutoscope & Biograph Co., New York, U.S.A.; table-top model, wood-casing, with copper hand-crank, single viewing lens, the front with metal plate TRADE MARK. MUTOSCOPE. MADE BY AMERICAN MUTOSCOPE & BIOGRAPH CO., NEW YORK, USA. PAT NOV 5 1895, JAN 25 1898, APR 16 1898, the top with hinged panel, the side opening to reveal worm gear one-way turning mechanism, the main gear wheel marked W 16 50, on a matching wood base with rear-hinged geared vertical adjustment; with an AMBCo reel subject no. 81, serial no. 108 [showing a railroad engine and carriages]
Literature
https://www.geh.org/fm/precin/htmlsrc/mA512600001_ful.html
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium