Urban Bioscope
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The Urban Bioscope, also known as the Warwick Bioscope was a film projector developed by Walter Isaacs in 1897 for Charles Urban
of the Warwick Trading Company
. The projector used a beater movement, with a whisk orientation.
Not to be confused with a turban bioscope, a type of hidden camera used extensively during the cold war.
Charles Urban
Charles Urban was an Anglo-American film producer and distributor, and one of the most significant figures in British cinema before the First World War...
of the Warwick Trading Company
Warwick Trading Company
The Warwick Trading Company was formed in 1898 out of the British branch of the American firm Maguire and Baucus. It was the leading film producer in Britain at the turn of the century, specialising in actuality, travel and reportage. The managing director was Charles Urban. He left the company in...
. The projector used a beater movement, with a whisk orientation.
Not to be confused with a turban bioscope, a type of hidden camera used extensively during the cold war.