micro film book reader, 1935

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ipad-of-1935-115653218/

Everyday Science and Mechanics from April 1935, brought an interesting idea of the book of the future, as seen at that time. The prediction was that books and newspapers would be stored and read on microfilm. The stand was therefore designed to hold a screen which displayed photographs of book pages. The description of the machine said (via Smithsonian): It has proved possible to photograph books, and throw them on a screen for examination, as illustrated long ago in this magazine. At the left is a device for applying this for home use and instruction; it is practically automatic. The display was mounted on a large adjustable pole. The stand included also a book lamp, and a special control panel to turn pages and adjust focus. In the 1930s many people believed microfilm would be the future of publishing. The same year the New York Times started copying all of its editions onto microfilm.

https://ebookfriendly.com/book-machines-before-kindle/​

Reflection: This reader relates to Microfiche and Micro Pages project by Abigail Thomas. My publication Emitron was scanned in and converted to the microfiche format. Read more here