Panorams used mirrors and were about the size of a refrigerator. The films shown were on a continuous loop and everything was housed in an art deco-style, high quality wooden cabinet.
They were first produced by the Mills Novelty Company of Chicago, Illinois which also made art deco-style, fancy slot machines.
With the beginning of World War II, production of "Soundies" and Panorams were drastically reduced due to wartime raw material shortages.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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