Super Simplex 35mm projector head

Super Simplex 35mm projector head

Projector

International Projector Corp.

Maker
American, 1910–1927

Super Simplex 35mm projector head

1929
Metal and glass
Overall: 15 1/2 × 16 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (39.4 × 42.5 × 47 cm) (Exceeds 50lbs)
Museum accession
1995.2609.0007
DescriptionPainted-black, vaulted, 35mm, electrically powered, motion picture projector with no optics, two-blade shutter, shutter guard, aperture plate, oil ports, heat shield, gate opening, framing and shutter adjusting knobs. The projector accepts 1000 foot reels.
Inscriptions Painted in white on product label on right side of projector: Super Simplex / Engraved in gold on frame adjustment knob: FRAME / Engraved in metal film gate adjustment knob: 20, 15, 10, 5, 0 / Embossed in metal on black product label on front of camera: INTERNATIONAL PROJECTOR CORP. NEW YORK Super Simplex TRADE MARK NO. 41170 / Engraved in metal on knob on left side of camera: TO-REMOVE-END-SHAKE TURN-SHAFT-WITH-SCREWDRIVER TO-LEFT, HOLD-THIS-NUT WHEN-MAKING-ADJUSTMENT / Inscribed in white on top of projector: 95:2609:7 / Engraved in metal on sprocket inside projector: I P CORP. Simplex NEW YORK No. 1,850,830 / Engraved in metal on film gate inside projector: 41170

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