General Information

Serial #

212023

Part Number

1

Total Parts

16

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Comes in leatherette covered wooden case/ Metal casings/ Wooden speaker face.

Dimensions

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

Length

45.7 cm

Width

48.2 cm

Height

40.6 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

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The projector was used in Montreal by the CN rail photography department.

Function

To project a 16mm cine image with sound.

Technical

Portable 16mm film and sound projector designed to be used in larger auditorium and classroom settings.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr. Plates on front & back of projector reads: "FILMOSOUND/ BELL & HOWELL CO./ Chicago/ DESIGN 120/ MODEL K/ PROJECTOR/ VOLTS 110/ CYCLES A.C.-D.C./ WATTS 900/ REPRODUCER/ VOLTS 110/ CYCLES 25-60/ WATTS 200/ To use on direct current see instructions/ Made in U.S.A." ; Obverse of tag attached to leather handle reads: "FORM 4439/ CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS/ To/ [hand-written in blue ink] BELL & HOWELL FILMO SOUND/ MODEL K PROJECTOR/ W/MATCHING SPEAKER./ SERIAL # 212023 2" LENS/ [hand-written in black marker] No. 12" ; Reverse of tag attached to leather handle reads: "[hand-written in blue ink] PROPERTY OF/ [stamped onto tag in black ink] Mr. K?? [might be Ken?] H. Hand,/ Manager, Photographic Services,/ Canadian National Railways,/ 935 Lagauchetiere St. W., P.O. Box 8100,/ Montreal, Que." ; Small patent plate in the shape of the B & H logo: "MADE IN U.S.A./ BY/ BELL & HOWELL CO./ -CHICAGO-/ PATENT APPLIED FOR"

Missing

Yes - Lens; Wood on facing of speaker (.002) is cracked or broken.

Finish

.001 Brown crinkle/ .001-.002 Case - black/ .003 - .004 Black crinkle.

Decoration

N/A