Filmo Automatic projector
Projector
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Filmo Automatic projector
June 1927
Metal, plastic, and glass
Overall (projector): 14 1/2 × 7 × 10 1/4 in., 9.4 lb. (36.8 × 17.8 × 26 cm, 4.3 kg)
Gift of Ray Sawhill, 1976
1975.0159.0002
DescriptionCrackled-black, vaulted, 16mm, eclectrically powered, motion picture projector with 2 inch projection lens, condensor lens, rheostat, speed control dial, tilt, reverse switch, oil ducts, brake and A.C. motor. The projector accepts 400 foot film reels.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on right side of projector: OIL, OIL / Engraved in brass on lens on front of projector: PATENT APLD FOR GRAF OPTICAL CO - 2 INCH FRONT / Engraved in white on motor on back of projector: AC-60 CYCLE 110 VOLTS D.C. OR A.C. - 25 CYCLE / Embossed in silver on product label on back of projector: Filmo REGISTERED AUTOMATIC CINE-PROJECTOR 5 AMP: 110 VOLTS FOR USE WITH SLOW BURNING FILM ONLY, STANDARD BELL & HOWELL COMPANY CINEMACHINERY / Engraved in silver on back of projector: REVERSE, FORWARD, 17013 / Engraved in silver on oil ducts on top of projector: GITS BROS PAT., MFG. CO. / Engraved in black on vent on top of projector: BELL & HOWELL COMPANY-CHICAGO PATENT PENDING
