Romanslide 35mm film and slide projector fitting in original box

Maker
Samoca Camera Co (estab. 1952, closed 1962)
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Description
Romanslide brand slide projector black plastic and metal fitting with rotating reels for projecting rolls of 35mm colour positive film, a metal clip with an aperture in middle can be used for manually projecting 33mm slides on a projector. Stored in a dark purple cardboard box branded in gold tear drop shape with lettering AAA Romanslide which is a brand of the Japanese camera manufacturer, Siena, which can be phonetically understood as "three A" in Japanese, the fitting and slide clip are wrapped in a waxed paper liner. Original to the contents the box is worn and has paint spots and missing one side of the top lid.

Part of a large collection of colour slides and related equipment which belonged to Gerry Clark and which document his voyages in the Southern Ocean.
Accession number
2017.40.16
Museum System ID
37924
Collection type
Objects
Collection
Gerry Clark
Classification
Photographic Accessories
Maker and role
Samoca Camera Co (estab. 1952, closed 1962): Manufacturer
Media/Materials
Metal: 0 - Whole
Cardboard: 3 - box
Metal: 2 - clip
Measurement details
3D objects (HxWxD): H 160 x W 95 x D 20mm: 1 - film holder
3D objects (HxWxD): H 180 x W 105 x D 30mm: 3 - box
3D objects (HxWxD): H 55 x W 40 x D 7mm: 2 - clip
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Not on display
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