General Information

Serial #

2708

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC CASING; GLASS OPTICS.

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

12.5 cm

Height

28.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GAF

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Mississauga

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF PROJECTOR USED IN 1960S- 1970S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.

Canada

USED AND DONATED BY CANADIAN BUSINESS EQ. MFR & SUPPLIER R.L. CRAIN LTD. (1894 TO PRESENT)

Function

USED TO PROJECT STILL IMAGES CONTAINED ON 35MM SLIDES ONTO A SUITABLE VIEWING SURFACE.

Technical

TYPICAL EUROPEAN DESIGN PROJECTOR OF THE 1960S-1970S. FITTED WITH 4-INCH F-3.5 COATED ANISTIGMAT LENS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"gaf/ Crestline/ r6" printed on decorative panel on projector top. "gaf [registered trademark symbol]/ Crestline [registered trademark symbol] r6/ GAF (CANADA) LTD./ MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO/ MOD. 550R/ 500 WATT. MAX. DAK LAMP/ 117 VOLT 60 CYCLE 575 WATT TOTAL/ SERIAL NO. 2708 CSA [logo] 9097/ CHI/ MADE IN U.S.A./ 106-178" printed on plate on back, behind circular cover. "COATED ANASTIGMAT/ f 3.5 4 INCH" printed in white on lens housing. Decal inside projector reads "FOR BEST RESULTS ALWAYS USE GAF [registered trademark symbol]/ EQUIPMENT TRAYS... ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES". "RETURN TO/ CRAIN/ EDUCATION/ CENTRE" printed on bright orange label applied to casing. "A/V 11" printed on black dymo tape label, near carrying handle. Round paper labels inside projector, near fan housing, read "441" and "INSP./ 22". Decal applied to fan shield reads "This product is mfd. under one or more of the fol-/ lowing U.S. and foreign patents: 2,809,553; 3,000,258; 3,120,150; 3,130,637; 3,183,774; RE NO. 26,619; 3,221,598; 3,263,558; 3,263,559; 3,263,560; 3,342,963; 3,390,607; 3,536,392; D-199,420; D-202,669/ D-205,805; D-211,211- (Belgium) Brevet Belge Nos./ 631,123 ; 641,202; 644,439; 677,364 Canada RD-/ 1963- Canada Patented 1966, 67, 69- (France)/ Brevete, S.G.D.G. - (Britain) Patent Nos. 972,947;/ 1,029,496; 1,036, 630- (Italy) Brevettato, Modello/ Depositato- (Japan) Patent Nos. 475,169; 489,173/ and Registration Model No. 809,096- (Sweden)/ Patenterad- Inregistrerat Monster- "And other/ patents pending"./ Part No. 362-940-09". "DAK/ 500 W/ GE/ 120 V/ BASE DOWN 94" printed on top of lamp bulb.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

BLACK WRINKLE-TEXTURED & SMOOTH GREY CASING.

Decoration

N/A