Jenkins spiral lens disc scanner (kit type)
date: label: Date made
content: c1930
label: Date made
content: c1928
label: date made
content: ca 1928
label: associated date
content: 1929
name: label: associated person
content: Jenkins, C. Francis
label: associated user
content: unknown
label: maker
content: Jenkins Television Corporation
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Spiral pinhole disc scanner (kit type). Metal disc 10.5" diameter containing pinholes in spiral pattern, driven by 1/20 horse-power Ohio motor #251265 via a variable friction drive. Mahogany base. See US Patent #1679086. This disc scanner is believed to be the one offered for sale by the Jenkins Corp. for $7.50. Reference: "Radiomovies, Radiovision, Television," by Jenkins.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from C. Francis Jenkins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.314255
label: catalog number
content: 314255
label: accession number
content: 117977
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Receiver, television
label: Object Name
content: television receiver
label: Object Name
content: mechanical television receiver
label: Other Terms
content: Receiver, television; Receiver; Television
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in x 12 in; 44.45 cm x 21.59 cm x 30.48 cm