Does anyone know what this is?

[keekee]

Found it in the shed at a property we just purchased.
On the right side is a mirror, on the left an opaque piece of vellum-like material.
It all folds down flat to about 11x17. It has the little red metal emblem on it.
I have not been able to identify it...
Anyone have any idea?
My very uneducated guess is maybe something for viewing those tiny photo
things that were big in the 70's?

 

[GWguy]

Some kind of projection box, maybe an early teleprompter?

 

[Merlin99]

The creator of television associates has a cool biography.

William C. Eddy - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

As for what it is, I think GW's on the right track with teleprompter.

 

[gemma_rae]

I think it could be used for animation, somehow looking at a reflection and tracing it onto paper.

 

[glhs837]

In 1947, Eddy formed Television Associates of Indiana, headquartered in Michigan City, Indiana, eventually with 200 employees. This firm developed equipment and techniques for geographical surveys using low-flying aircraft. For this, Eddy earned a private pilot license and handled the plane for most of the test flights. This activity grew into a four-aircraft service, mapping profiles along 25,000 route-miles all over the world, including a 3,000-mile track through Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan. An inventive genius, Eddy led his firm in many electronic developments, including a continuous-loop, eight-track player for the Navy. Eddy was awarded even more patents, including one for the Turnpike Pacer (what is today the automobile cruise control).[16]