Kodak Instamatic M85

Kodak Instamatic M85

Projector

Eastman Kodak Company

Maker
American, estab. 1892

Kodak Instamatic M85

March 1967
Metal, glass and plastic
Overall: 5 × 12 × 11 1/2 in. (12.7 × 30.5 × 29.2 cm)
Gift of Frank Mehlenbacher
1993.1263.0010
DescriptionWrinkled grey and black, super 8 and 8mm, electric motion picture projector with condenser lens, 22mm f/1.5 or 20-32mm f/1.5 zoom projection lens, 150-watt 120-volt lamp, 400 foot take-up reel, automatic threading, rewind, variable speed and tilt. The projector accepts 400 foot reels.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on product plate on cover: Kodak INSTAMATIC M85 MOVIE PROJECTOR MADE IN U.S.A. / Printed in silver on lamphouse cover: Kodak INSTAMATIC M85 / Printed in black on film entrance: FILM / Engraved in white in front of frame knob: FRAME / Engraved in white in front of focus wheel: FOCUS / Printed in silver on instruction guide: 1.REWIND OFF (A) 2.TURN MOTOR ON (FORWARD SETTINGS) 3.PLACE FILM UNDER PIN (B), OVER (C) AND INSERT IN GATE (D) 4.TURN LAMP ON / Printed in silver and engraved in white on the film direction switch: REV, STILL, FOR / Printed in silver on the motor switch: OFF, MOTOR, LAMP Printed in black and silver on the rewind switch: PUSH DOWN FOR REWIND, OFF, ON, PUSH IN TO RELEASE / Stamped in grey below lens: M030311 / Typed in black on white label on reel on bottom of projection: 302-11/8 KODAK INSTAMATIC M85 Received...3/8/1967 / Engraved in black on reel: KODAK MOVIE TAKE-UP REEL 400-FT SUPER 8 MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. THIS SIDE OUT / Printed in silver on black label on bottom of projector: KODAK INSTAMATIC M85 MOVIE PROJECTOR MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. 110-125 VOLTS 60 CYCLES 5 AMPS USE DNE LAMP

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