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Grandpa’s Reading Glass
(1902) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Robert K. Bonine

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by Robert K. Bonine. / © 3 October 1902 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The film utilizes early closeup point-of-view shots.

Comedy.

Synopsis: Children use a magnifying glass to examine things close-up.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Children

Listing updated: 23 July 2009.

References: Film viewing : Fell-History pp. 37, 38; Musser-Emerge pp. 3-4; Niver-First p. 29.

Home video: DVD.