Half Destroyed

Your photos are incredible. Do you sell them ?

Resembles a modern day dj console.

That is crazy awesome!

Is the lighting natural or do you take along a bit of lighting equipment? The shadows and spotlighting are so gorgeous.

Rad! I didn't think you'd take along heavy lighting equipment. ;)

That is a Western Electric non sync turntable set that would have been used to provide music for silent films. The platter in the forefront of the picture is one of the turntables. The projectionist would fade back and forth between the players as necessary. A headphone would be used to cue up the records. The wood boxes to the left would be screwed to the hinges on the main case are the covers which would protect the turntables when not in use.
It should be rescued even in the poor shape of
the case.
Were there any other projection or sound gear with it?

looks like something that was on the Titanic

Your photographs are great Motts!
Your shots of the abandoned Eagle River hydro plant held me captive for quite a while . Reminds me of the times I used to find ways into soon to be demolished buildings. And some times it was with the blessings of the owners or the demolition companies as long as I promised to use common sense about where I went.
I guess those days are over.
Keep up the fine work . Any shots of projection booths and equipment are right up my alley.

Not that I'm in favor of rampant vandalism or theft, but I'd be seriously challenged not to pull all the parts off that set and reuse them for a restoration of the set I have. It doesn't look that bad but it's very heavy !! My set was purchased
from a theater owner in Utica NY. Hauling up the stairs myself was quite a task.
Their second model used the same basic case, but much smaller and lighter motors of different design. These are strictly AC powered 110 v 60 cycle Crocker- Wheeler motors which run at a resonant speed determined with condensers in the base and the later ones use Victor Talking Machine universal electric motors which will run on Ac or DC. Their speed is controlled by a 3 flyball governor.

Again , Great Work !

Pallophotophone

Bob - there are several other galleries on Opacity that have photos of various projection equipment. Because there is so much here to look at I can't recall all of them.

However, I do recall one of the Byberry galleries has one such example.

Projection equipment includes:

http://www.opacity.us/...cision_projector.htm

http://www.opacity.us/image1870_projector.htm

http://www.opacity.us/image1226_projector.htm

http://www.opacity.us/image2689_projector.htm

There are more.

Thanks John,

Interesting in that some of these booths look as though you could walk into them and power up the rectifiers or MG, and amplifiers, and have a picture.

I really like this web sight !!

Great shot. Hmm so that's what the old folk use to use to rock out to or dance to...fun.

only half destroyed?

Do You see the left behind equipment we as tax payers funded is just left to go to nothing. Why is Nobody having a problem with this? When I just as one give NYS many hundreds of thousands of dollars a year of my hard work only to see them waiste it . I think this is a major problem needing concern.

Nine times out of ten it would take even more money to repair or even appraise the stuff. Not to mention that medical equipment is outdated so quickly, it's cheaper just to leave em. It's a shame to be sure.

i bet that would have been worth a lot of money if it was in decent condition.

Its beyong repair.

I think even in the condition much of it is in it would be worth a fortune in architechural salvage. I know I'd pay for many of the items I've seen on this website...which I love btw.

i wish i could get those reels.

Awsome shot!!