Thoughts about early cinema

Tag: film can

  • Modes of transportation II

    The above image shows a film can that was produced for the Berlin-based branch of the French company Eclipse. The lid of the can features the company‘s name circling around the center, which was intended for a label. The name is embossed and reads: „Eclipse“ Kinematographen und Films-Fabrik. Urban Trading Company, Berlin.. This resembles the spelling usually used by Eclipse in advertisements published from 1907 to the end of 1912.1 Urban Trading Co. was later dropped by the German branch of Eclipse, indicating that the can was produced prior to 1913.

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  • Modes of transportation

    The above image shows a film can that was produced for the Paris based branch of the Vitagraph Company. It was used as packaging for The Poor Musician, a dramatic film that was scheduled for release in the USA on February 23, 1909.1 The subsequent release of the film in France was roughly three months later. It was listed as novelty under the title Pauvre Musicien! in Cine-Journal at the end of April 1909.2

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