Lot Details & Additional Photographs
London, circa 1900, an unmarked wooden model complete with eleven (11) reels. One reel is already fitted onto the viewer and shows a thrilling donkey race. The other reels are housed in tobacco tins, each scratched with the subject of the film within. For your truly retro viewing enjoyment the Kinora presents: PILLOW FIGHT, TRAIN, ICE YACHT, ELEPHANT, CONJUROR, TRAIN (a 2nd one), DOGS, BALLOONS, SOLDIER'S and PUNT.
11.75 x 5 in.
Estate of the late David Laird Holdzkom, he collected in Durham, New York & throughout the world from 1972-2014. Operable; oxidation to metallic elements; the reels examined appear to be intact and ready to spin.
$600 - 900