Movie Camera Patent Canvas Print, Vintage Sound Film Wall Art
Price range: $29.99 through $34.99
This movie camera patent canvas print reproduces a 1930s design drawing of an early sound camera, complete with its twin film magazines and a lead marked “to microphone.”
A small dial on the side is engraved “dissolver, in, out” – the kind of hand-set control a camera operator would have actually used, drawn the way a patent office recorded it at the time.
Made in the USA in our family-owned shop, it holds securely without nails or tools and removes cleanly without holes or wall damage.
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Description
A technical drawing of an early combined motion-picture and sound camera, its two film magazines mounted side by side above a geared lens housing, printed on gallery-wrapped canvas in 11×14 or 16×20. As a movie camera patent canvas print it puts the actual engineering of early sound film on the wall, down to a lead marked “to microphone” and a dial engraved “dissolver, in, out.”
The design dates to the early 1930s, right as silent film was giving way to sound, and the drawing shows exactly how the two systems were built into one body – a second magazine for the soundtrack, a hand-set dial for cutting between shots, and a wired connection straight to a microphone. Those engraved labels are the most interesting detail on the sheet, and they read like something a working camera operator would have actually touched rather than a decorative flourish added later.
Each canvas is made to order in our family-owned workshop in Northeast Ohio, printed with fade-resistant inks on a warm parchment tone so the fine linework and engraved labels stay sharp for years instead of fading. Both sizes are stretched over a solid wood support bar and finished cleanly along every edge.
The canvas ships ready to hang with wall hangers that hold securely without nails or tools, and remove cleanly without holes or wall damage, so it settles into a media room, a den, or a home theater just as easily as an office. Both the 11×14 and 16×20 sizes hang the same way.
Choose the size that fits your wall and give this movie camera patent canvas print to the film buff, the collector, or anyone who loves the mechanics behind an old movie.
Every order is made and packed by hand in our family shop in Northeast Ohio. We use premium gallery-wrapped canvas, high-quality frame material and fade-resistant inks for both prints and canvas. Each frame is made to order and shipped same or next business day.
Crossroads Home Decor is built around one simple idea: to Inspire, Encourage, and Connect. If you have any questions about this listing or your order, please send us a message — we’re happy to help. Thank you for supporting a small family business.
— Eric & Susan
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| Weight | N/A |
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| Size | 11×14, 16×20 |
| Style | Canvas |
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