General Information

Serial #

5151011

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC BODY AND PARTS/ METAL HARDWARE/ GLASS LENS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

37.0 cm

Width

31.0 cm

Height

40.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bell Howell

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC & FOR UN AFRICA FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO AND NORTH AMERICA. [REF 2]

Function

USED TO MAGNIFY AND PROJECT THE IMAGES ON A 16MM FILM AS WELL AS TO REPRODUCE THE SOUND ON THE FILM

Technical

A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE BUT NOT VERY POPULAR PROJECTOR IN ITS TIME

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STICKER ON FRONT: 'model 1694 BS serial 5151011/ 100/110/130/200/220/240/250v 50-60Hz 400w/ POWER OUTPUT: 20W/8MADE IN JAPAN'/ PRINTED ON SIDE: 'TQ III/ SPECIALIST/ BELL & HOWELL/ AUTOLOAD'/ PRINTED AROUND LENS: '16MM PROJECTION 25MM (7 IN.) MADE IN JAPAN 3485490'/ STICKER INSIDE DOOR: 'USE THIS/ LAMP ONLY/ ELC/ 24V-250W/ MAX. 250W/ CAUTION/ TURN PROJECTOR/ OFF. DISCONNECT/ LINE CORD BEFORE/ CHANGING LAMP'/ PAINTED ON HANDLE: '1694'/ STAMPED ON BACK OF SPEAKERS: '442949/ 8 10W/ MAX.20W/ JAPAN/ R452'/ PAINTED ON SIDE: 'BELL & HOWELL 16MM FILMOSOUND'/ STICKER 'ontario hydro/ electrical/ approval/ by special inspection-series 14'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK TEXTURED MATTE

Decoration

N/A