Filmo JL
Projector
Filmo JL
March 1932
Metal and glass
Overall (projector): 15 × 7 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 17.8 × 28.6 cm)
Overall (case): 17 × 14 × 9 in. (43.2 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm)
Gift of the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum
1980.0044.0005
DescriptionCrackled brown, vaulted, 16mm, electric motion picture projector with condenser lens, 2 inch f/1.65 projection lens, 400-watt 100-volt lamp, automatic rewind, reverse and tilt in black leather-covered wood case with a wood handle and a small silver oil can. The projector accepts 400 foot reels.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on on product plate on back of projector: BELL & HOWELL CO., CHICAGO Filmo REGISTERED PROJECTOR-57-JL FOR USE WITH SLOW-BURNING FILM ONLY 5.5 AMPERES 110 VOLTS MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in silver above and below directional swith on back of projector: REVERSE, FORWARD / Stamped in silver on back of projector: 148770 / Engraved in silver on current power switch on back of projector: MOTOR, 50-60 CY. A.C., 25 CY. A.C. / Printed in black and red on voltmeter gauge: WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CORP., NEWARK, N.Y., U.S.A. 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 VOLTS BELL & HOWELL COMPANY WESTON MODEL 517 NO.16022 PAT. 1,597,849 1,597,256 1,661,214 1,714,065 1,714,202 / Engraved in silver on power switch plate on back of projector: LAMP, ON, OFF, LINE, ON, OFF, B&H / Engraved in silver on tilt dial on right side of projector: TILT, TILT, TILT / Engraved in silver on threading light right side of projector: PILOT LIGHT - PULL OUT / Engraved in silver in front of the rewind lever on the right side of the projector: RUN, REWIND / Engraved in silver on the sprocket caps on the right side of the projector: OIL, OIL / Stamped in silver on the lens: BELL & HOWELL CO. 2"E.F. MADE IN U.S.A. U.S. PAT. NO.1,484,843 / Engraved in silver on the plate above the cluth lever: IN, CLUTCH, OUT / Engraved in silver on the patent plate on the left side of the projector: PATENTED IN U.S.A. AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES, DATE, NUMBER, SEPT.2-24 1,507,307 MAR.16-26 1,577,030 JUNE 8-26 1,587,955 AUG.31-26 1,598,444 APR.12-27 1,624,730 APR.12-27 1,624,731 APR.12-27 1,624,732 JULY 3-20 1,675,554 AUG.14-28 1,680,295 APR.1-30 1,752,951 OTHER PATENTS PENDING / Written in blue on tag: UMA46 / Engraved in silver on product plate on top of case: MADE IN U.S.A. BY BELL & HOWELL CO. CHICAGO PATENT APPLIED FOR / Printed in brown on yellow label on oil can: BELL & HOWELL COMPANY CHICAGO U.S.A.
