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Denny Daniel: So, there's kind of three flavors for the museum. The main flavor, the main thing that I do is I take the museum and go to schools, go to libraries, go to senior centers, and do events. “Eureka! The History of Invention” is my most popular one, especially at schools. So that's the first flavor. Second flavor is I opened up the space on Broadway and 8th Street, where people can do kind of a by-appointment tour. And then the third flavor is every Sunday night I do a film speakeasy.
Mary Beth Maslowski: About how many items do you have?
Denny Daniel: Last count was 6,009!
Mary Beth Maslowski: What's the most unique piece that you have?
Denny Daniel: So, for music it would definitely be my wax cylinder record player. I've got about 10 of them. For communication, time clock, the IBM time clocks from the mid-1900s. I actually have, for photography, my camera obscura or pinhole camera. For film, the magic lanterns, which used oil lamps.
Mary Beth Maslowski: So, you said that you show 16-millimeter films at the speakeasy. Do you do anything else?
Denny Daniel: So, every week is a different theme. So, I'll bring antiques and films that are based on that theme. So, it could be the history of animation, or it could the history of invention, or it could be classic film. I do one for women's month that has all the famous female stars. I do an ’80s one where I show actual VHS tapes. I do a bloopers one. And then I bring antics also based on the theme. So, people can come there and they can, you know, actually touch the antiques. And I bring 16-millimeter projectors from the ’60s and ’70s and play the films. And, of course, it's a speakeasy, so there are refreshments.
Mary Beth Maslowski: About how many items do you have?
Denny Daniel: Last count was 6,009!
Mary Beth Maslowski: What's the most unique piece that you have?
Denny Daniel: So, for music it would definitely be my wax cylinder record player. I've got about 10 of them. For communication, time clock, the IBM time clocks from the mid-1900s. I actually have, for photography, my camera obscura or pinhole camera. For film, the magic lanterns, which used oil lamps.
Mary Beth Maslowski: So, you said that you show 16-millimeter films at the speakeasy. Do you do anything else?
Denny Daniel: So, every week is a different theme. So, I'll bring antiques and films that are based on that theme. So, it could be the history of animation, or it could the history of invention, or it could be classic film. I do one for women's month that has all the famous female stars. I do an ’80s one where I show actual VHS tapes. I do a bloopers one. And then I bring antics also based on the theme. So, people can come there and they can, you know, actually touch the antiques. And I bring 16-millimeter projectors from the ’60s and ’70s and play the films. And, of course, it's a speakeasy, so there are refreshments.
