Nicholas Power (October 22, 1854–February 7, 1921) was one of the most successful manufacturers of film projectors in the silent era, creating some of the earliest commercial projectors.[1] He began his career working in theaters in the 1890s, and taking apart Edison projectors to learn how they worked. He soon launched a repair shop for Edison projectors as he developed his own.[1] His great improvement on the Edison models was inventing a projector that didn't flicker.[2] The Silent Cinema Society features a copy of his 1916 "Cameragraph" catalog, for a projector he patented in 1906, from the holdings of the Hoboken Historical Museum.[3] He died in Palm Beach, Florida, shortly after his retirement, at age 66, and The New York Times called him "an important contributor to the advancement of cinematography."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Herbert, Stephen. "Nicholas Power, American projector manufacturer". Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Nicholas Power, Inventor". The New York Times. February 11, 1921. p. 10.
- ^ Rinaudo, Joe (February 16, 2016). "Original Power's Cameragraph Catalog". Silent Cinema Society. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
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