Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1989.112 |
Object Identification Number |
1989.112.003a |
Object Name |
Projector, Slide |
Donor |
Petersen, Dave |
Description |
A slide projector. The projector is mounted onto a rectangular base made of wood that is covered in grey-green plastic paper. The bottom of the base has a black, plastic foot on each corner. there is also a vent seen on the bottom covered in a metal grate. The projector has a cube shaped, metal body with the lens extending from the front. The color of the metal is two different shades of green. The side of the cube has a metal plate that is silver and red that reads "argus / 300." In between the lens and the cube, there is a metal plate with company information that is difficult to read. The glass lens is encased in metal, then emerges surrounded by black plastic. there is white print on the end of the lens plastic casing that reads "argus / 4 INCH PROJECTION ANASTIGMAT f 3.5." There are metal clasps on each of the short ends that attach to the case (1989.112.003a). |
Dimensions |
H-10 W-6 L-15 inches |
Made By |
Argus Cameras Inc. |
Place Of Origin |
USA/MI/Ann Arbor |
Owned By |
Petersen, Ebba/Petersen, Johannes/Petersen, Dave |
Used By |
Petersen, Ebba/Petersen, Johannes/Petersen, Dave |
Material |
Metal/wood/plastic/glass |
Associated People |
Petersen, Ebba Petersen, Johannes Petersen, Dave |
Search Terms |
Petersen, Ebba Petersen, Johannes Petersen, Dave Excelsior slide projector USA CN Stamford trip Argus Cameras Inc. USA MI Ann Arbor |
Provenance |
This slide projector belonged to the donor's parents. --------------------------------------------------------------- The gift lot contains slides and equipment used following a trip the donor's parent took in 1953 to Denmark. The donor provided a small bit of information. His parents were Johannes and Ebba Petersen. They resided in Omaha from 1933 until their deaths that occurred in the early 1980s. Johannes was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and Ebba was born in Bird Island, Minnesota. Their parents were Danish immigrants. Johannes' family has roots in Randers, Jutland, Denmark. Ebba's family comes from the Island of Bornholm in Denmark. During the trip, Johannes and Ebba visited relatives in these areas. The slides document the trip. |
Images |
164\1989112003a.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1989 |