General Information

Serial #

237709

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PROJECTOR: METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ GLASS/ CASE: WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE WITH SYNTHETIC COVERING/.2 &.3 REELS AND CASES: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

36.0 cm

Width

28.0 cm

Height

37.0 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

Siemens Halske

Country

German Democratic Republic

State/Province

Unknown

City

Berlin

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 IN PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC & FOR THE UNAFRICAN FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND NORTH AMERICA. [REF 2]

Function

USED TO MAGNIFY AND PROJECT THE IMAGES ON A 16MM CINE FILM.

Technical

DOUBLE SYSTEM WHICH MEANS THAT ON ONE SIDE A PERFORATED FILM CAN BE RUN AND ON THE OTHER SIDE A PERFORATED SOUND TAPE CAN BE RUN SYNCHRONOUSLY. A FILM WITH AN OPTICAL SOUND BAND OR A FILM WITH A MAGNETIC SOUND BAND CAN ALSO BE RUN ON THE MACHINE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MFG'S PLATE: 'SIEMENS/ St.TL 6.15/ Fabr.-Nr. 237709'/ 'SIEMENS' BADGE ON END/ PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'A.Schacht Ulm Vario-Travenon 1:1,5/30-50'/ PLATES WITH THREADING DRAWINGS MOUNTED ON UNIT/.2 STAMPED IN TOP:'2000' TO '100' IN HUNDREDS [2 TIMES]/ 'RELFLEX/ MADE IN/ U.S.A./ GB [LOGO]/ DENVER COLO/ PAT. D-22,017'/.3 SAME/.2 CASE: DYNTOTAPE ON EDGE: 'A LOOK AT THE WORLD REEL 2'/ NOTE AFFIXED TO LID: 'A LOOK AT/ THE WORLD'/ 1958/ REEL II'/ MOLDED IN LID: 'GB [LOGO]/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/.3 CASE: DYNOTAPE ON EDGE: 'ALASKA HIGHWAY 1954'/ NOTE AFFIXED TO LID: 'ALASKA HIGHWAY/ COLOUR. MAG. STRIPE/ 1954'

Missing

REQUIRES A UNIVERSAL AMPLIFIER TO PLAY SOUND

Finish

.1 PROJECTOR: LIGHT GREEN HAMMELIN FINISH ON BODY WITH BLACK OR SILVER KNOBS/ CASE: MOTTLED GREEN COVERING ON EXTERIOR WITH GREEN HANDLE; GREY PAINT INSIDE/.2 BROOWN PAINTED REEL AND CASE/.3 BROWN PAINTED REEL; SILVER PAINTED CASE

Decoration

N/A