General Information

Serial #

426931

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal casing and parts/ synthetic controls and parts/ glass optical elements

Dimensions

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

Length

30.0 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

29.5 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

PAILLARD

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1950 - 2000

Canada

A Swiss made projector purchased in Canada and used by the donor to project his home movies. Circa 2000, he converted all the movies to CD and the projector became obsolete.

Function

A device with a light source and magnifying capability into which cine film is placed in order to project moving images on to a screen or other suitable surface from a distance.

Technical

Bolex products were considered the "Mercedes of photographic equipment". This very stylish projector was a true design hit and a bestseller; 158,000 models M8 and M8R were produced in ten years. It had a streamlined housing at the rear, which covered the transmission for the take-up reel, and a small bright red start/stop button. The projector was furnished with a power outlet that could be used to feed a table lamp, which switched off automatically on projection; an automatic loop former for film protection; hinged lamp receptacle for quick changing; specially coated Ken-Paillard 20mm f/1.6 lens for a bigger and brighter picture; a 400 foot reel capacity; and a new colour-correcting condensing system (see Ref. 1 in Supp. Info.).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

silver lettering reading 'Bolex/ paillard/ FABRICATION SUISSE - MADE IN SWITZERLAND'/ metal applique 'M8' on casing side/ white lettering on lens housing reads 'BOLEX HI-FI (R) 1:1.3 f=20mm H994253' and 'FRANCE "U.S.A. Pat. 2771006" '

Missing

unknown

Finish

glossy grey painted casing/ plated and brushed metal parts/ black, white and red synthetic

Decoration

N/A