General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic covering, handle, parts/ metal hardware/ paper lining

Dimensions

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

Length

32.5 cm

Width

18.0 cm

Height

39.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

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

To contain, store, and protect projector and accessories when not in use.

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

none

Missing

appears complete

Finish

brown and white simulated alligator skin synthetic covering/ brown synthetic edging and handle/ metallic lock and hardware/ yellow and brown plaid lining

Decoration

N/A