Alpex 500
Projector
Alpex 500
ca. 1960
Metal, plastic and glass
Overall: 11 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (29.8 × 18.4 × 29.2 cm)
Gift of Janet Hickey
DescriptionCrackled grey, 8mm electric motion picture and 35mm slide projector combination with condenser lens, 17mm f/1.4 projection lens, 500-watt 120-volt lamp, variable speed and tilt mounted on a grey base with maroon housing.
Inscriptions Printed in silver and red on product plate on right side of projector: ALPEX-500 COMBINATION 8mm MOVIE AND 35mm SLIDE PROJECTOR ALLIED IMPEX CORP. NEW YORK, N.Y. MADE IN JAPAN MAX. LAMP 500W FOR USE ON FILM SER.NO. / Stamped in silver on product plate on right side of projector: 216084 / Printed in red behind the power switch on the right side of the projector: OFF, MOTOR, LAMP / Printed in black and red around variable speed dial on right side of projector: START, S, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, F / Engraved in white on lens: ALPEX SUPER WIDE 17mm f/1.4 No.55398 / Embossed in maroon on housing on left side of projector: 8 projector / Embossed in maroon on housing on right side of projector: 8 projector / Printed in black and gold on housing on right side of projector: ALPEX 500 ALLIED IMPEX CORP. NEW YORK, N.Y. JAPAN
