The original Olde Tyme Peep Shows, 1895 - 1909

[green papaya]

Mutoscopes were originally manufactured from 1895 to 1909

 

[scotrace]

Interesting! Where are these displayed? Do they run vintage flickers?

 

[green papaya]

Interesting! Where are these displayed? Do they run vintage flickers?

yes, they are fully functional mechanical machines

Musée Mécanique
The Zelinsky Collection

Pier 45 at the end of Taylor Street
Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco, CA 94133
Tel: (415) 346-2000

http://museemecaniquesf.com/visit.php

 

[Inkstainedwretch]

In the 50's they had a bunch of these in Disneyland at the Main Street Penny Arcade. I used to love operating them. Long gone now, of course. Probably worn out or far too valuable to use.

 

[vitanola]

I get them in from time to time. Usually model S machines. Lots of fun, though the new movies for these machines are very expensive, as printing and mounting the thousands of cards is quite labor intensive.