Pistol Projects Pictures (Feb, 1938)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1938
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1938
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Pistol Projects Pictures
Pictures are “shot” onto a viewing screen by a novel flash-light gun recently introduced as a toy for children. As shown at the left, pulling the trigger operates a pawl to move, one frame at a time, an endless strip of picture film in front of a battery-operated lamp. Simultaneously, the trigger makes an electrical contact to light the lamp and project the picture onto the screen.
Why on earth a gun?
Comment by Michael Patrick — April 11, 2008 @ 6:16 am
At least it’s not a viewmaster shaped like a gun that you look into the muzzel of.
Comment by jayessell — April 11, 2008 @ 8:22 am
I figure the gun shape makes it easy to hold the image steady, or “on target” and of course because kids love guns.
That’s one short little movie though! LOL
Comment by Neil Russell — April 11, 2008 @ 6:51 pm
It’s a perfect airport carryon item!
Projects an image of a bomb…
Comment by Rick Auricchio — April 11, 2008 @ 9:14 pm
Rick, it would be like a cat chasing a laser, just shine the image on the wall and the TSA agents could chase it all over the place. Great fun for those tedious hours standing in line at Hartsfield in Atlanta
Comment by Neil Russell — April 12, 2008 @ 5:39 am