Whatzit?

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Duplicate--deleted.

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Whatzit clue 2

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Curved surface?

Small window/port?

Door handle to lower right

[robert.]

stove.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

stove.

I was thinking that - mica window - we had one like that.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Overall object is an Iron-Lung, used to assist breathing for patients who had, for example, polio, back in the 50's .

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Overall object is an Iron-Lung, used to assist breathing for patients who had, for example, polio, back in the 50's .

Ooooo Weeeee!

[webenda]

Curved surface?

Small window/port?

Door handle to lower right

stove.

I was thinking that - mica window - we had one like that.

Overall object is an Iron-Lung

It is not an Iron-Lung. It is not a stove although it does get hot enough to have caused several fires. Rest of guesses correct.

Whatzit?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Hmmmm.............

Roaster? Peanuts?

[webenda]

Hmmmm.............

Roaster? Peanuts?

No peanuts that I can remember. Popcorn, yes.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Hmmmm.............

Roaster? Peanuts?

No peanuts that I can remember. Popcorn, yes.

Harrumph!

[robert.]

Searchlight.

[tonyh]

Arc light movie film projector

[webenda]

It is not a search light but it is a carbon arc light.

Arc light movie film projector

Yes, it is an arc light for a movie projector.

And, a pop corn machine. Often a more experienced operators would put pop corn in the light when they had a new operator. A few minutes into the movie the kernels would start popping. When the new operator opened it to see what the popping was the popcorn flew everywhere.

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The following transcript is from a phone conversation with Robert Sprague, A.S.M.P., Motion Picture Historian.

First a brief introduction:

I am a retired projectionist (39 years experience) and prior to that, in the late 1940's I was briefly employed at the Brenkert Light Projection Company (Or "Brenkert Light" or "BLPC" as we called it) in my hometown of Detroit (275 miles southeast of Petoskey!).

Yes (in my prejudiced opinion) the Brenkerts were possibly the BEST 35mm projector heads ever made in the U.S.A.

In Brief:

BLPC organized in 1907.

BLPC incorporated in 1941.

BLPC made spot lamps, lantern slide projectors, stereopticons, effects projectors, etc. for live opera, vaudeville, and movie theatres from 1907 to 1939.