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- Mutoscope, 1900-1905 - The mutoscope was developed in 1895 to rival Thomas Edison's kinetoscope. Mutoscope motion pictures were a single-viewer experience; viewers would hand-crank the machine at their preferred speed to watch a flipbook movie through a peephole. The production arm of American Mutoscope and Biograph Company was re-named Biograph Company and was a pioneering film studio during the silent movie era.
- 1900-1905
- Collections - Artifact
Mutoscope, 1900-1905
The mutoscope was developed in 1895 to rival Thomas Edison's kinetoscope. Mutoscope motion pictures were a single-viewer experience; viewers would hand-crank the machine at their preferred speed to watch a flipbook movie through a peephole. The production arm of American Mutoscope and Biograph Company was re-named Biograph Company and was a pioneering film studio during the silent movie era.
- "Electric Traveling Crane" Arcade Game, circa 1933 - In the 1930s, skill games, like this art deco Electric Traveling Crane, were extremely popular. International Mutoscope Reel Company owner, William Rabkin, patented this machine. Rabkin was an innovator in marketing and designing arcade machines. He falsely claimed to have invented crane games; in reality, Erie Manufacturing Company developed the first patented crane game, the Erie Digger, in 1926.
- circa 1933
- Collections - Artifact
"Electric Traveling Crane" Arcade Game, circa 1933
In the 1930s, skill games, like this art deco Electric Traveling Crane, were extremely popular. International Mutoscope Reel Company owner, William Rabkin, patented this machine. Rabkin was an innovator in marketing and designing arcade machines. He falsely claimed to have invented crane games; in reality, Erie Manufacturing Company developed the first patented crane game, the Erie Digger, in 1926.
- Atlas Lifter Arcade Game, "Test Your Strength," circa 1904 - Coin-operated novelty machines -- including games, vending machines, slot machines, and photobooths -- exploded in popularity at the turn of the 20th century. Caille Brothers Company of Detroit was among the largest manufacturers in the market. The Atlas Lifter, a deadlift strength testing game, was just one of the 223 different kinds of arcade machines that the company developed.
- circa 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Atlas Lifter Arcade Game, "Test Your Strength," circa 1904
Coin-operated novelty machines -- including games, vending machines, slot machines, and photobooths -- exploded in popularity at the turn of the 20th century. Caille Brothers Company of Detroit was among the largest manufacturers in the market. The Atlas Lifter, a deadlift strength testing game, was just one of the 223 different kinds of arcade machines that the company developed.