Film Splicer Model 136

Film Splicer Model 136

Equipment

Bell & Howell Company

Maker
American, 1907–1980

Film Splicer Model 136

c 1936
Metal
Overall (splicer): 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 2 9/16 in., 1.6 lb. (6.4 × 11.4 × 6.5 cm, 0.7 kg)
Gift of Daniel C. Miller
1985.1182.0003
DescriptionCrackled-brown, rectangular, 16mm silent, sound and 8mm film splicer with two film clamps, diagonal positioning pins and pressure arm. The film splicer came with a dry scraper and a bottle of safety film cement. The film splicer base has been drilled and tapped to be equipped with the B&H Rewinder and Film Editor to complete the Add-A-Unit Film Editing equipment.
Inscriptions Engraved on right hand clamp on top of splicer: BELL & HOWELL CO, CHICAGO, MADE IN U.S.A. PAT NOS.1.275.431 1.598.445 PATS. PEND. / Embossed on product label on front of splicer: MADE IN U.S.A. BY BELL & HOWELL COMPANY CHICAGO

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