The other week I discovered an item that at first glance looks quite unexciting but is actually a very significant object in the prehistory of Cinema. It is the eye cover (cowl) from the original US patent model for an optical toy called the Kinematoscope. Invented by a noted Philadelphia-based engineer named Coleman Sellers II...Read More

Although specifically designed Car radios were first commercially offered as early as 1922, it was the post WW2 Car boom which really made it a desired and expected feature in every vehicle. Designs naturally varied but most went for a simple unit that mounted either under or within the dash and incorporated. While the mechanics...Read More