the Pettibone projector as photographed by editor Bob Lansdale for the cover of issue 35-3
Toronto. A rare Pettibone projector from 1888 is nick-named ‘the Peacock’ with the circular array of slides. Such a strange device was displayed about 15 years ago at our fall fair.
It was photographed by the late Bob Lansdale, our journal editor at the time. Bob explains, “When you visit the PHSC Spring and Fall Fairs you can learn much about photographic history by asking questions of the table holders and keeping your eyes open.
“Robert Gutteridge of Whitby and Francois Lemai of Montreal have for some years been offering historical exhibitions by displaying hardware from their collections of cine and projection equipment – prize items you may never see elsewhere.
“Shown here is a Pettibone Challenge projector (1888) which, in this configuration, is often referred to as “the Peacock” because of its fanned-out slide holder. Built in Cincinnati, Ohio, it has highly ornamental gold-plated legs, a brass lens and a four-wick kerosene burner.”
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