Super 8 K550
Projector

Keystone Manufacturing Co.

Maker
American, 1930s–1970

Super 8 K550

ca. 1965
Metal, plastic and glass
Overall: 12 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 11 1/2 in., 14.2 lb. (31.8 × 21 × 29.2 cm, 6.4 kg)
Gift of the Bell & Howell Company
DescriptionCrackled-black, vaulted, Super-8, electrically powered, motion picture projector with f/1.4 zoom projection lens, automatic threading, rheostat, speed control, Diachroic lamp, slow-motion dial, film trimmer, supply arm, take-up arm and tilt. The projector accepts 400 foot reels.
Inscriptions Printed in black and silver on product label on outer shell of projector: KEYSTONE K-550 SUPER-8 SLOW MOTION / Printed in silver on product label on right side of projector: KEYSTONE SUPER-8, FRAME, FOCUS / Printed in silver and black on control panel on right side of projector: SLOW MOTION K-550 AUTO THREAD, NORMAL, SLOW, REW'D, OFF, FORW'D, STILL, REV., PAT. NO. 3,168,743, SERIAL NO. IC 2807 / Printed in black on top of projector: DEPRESS LEVER, THEN INSERT FILM / Printed in black on gold tag tied to projector: ZOOM LENS / Printed in blue and green on blue tag on top of projector: THIS KEYSTONE 8mm MOVIE EQUIPMENT PRECISION-BUILT and CHECKED with PRIDE 1764 INSPECTOR YOUR LIFE NEVER STANDS STILL WITH KEYSTONE KEYSTONE CAMERA CO., INC. BOSTON, MASS. / Printed in silver on power switch on left side of projector: 150 WATT MAX. OFF ON, ROOM LAMP SWITCH, ROOM LAMP PLUG, 3 AMPS - 115 VOLTS - 60 CYCLE - AC ONLY - MADE IN U.S.A. KEYSTONE CAMERA CO. BOSTON 24 MASS. / Inscribed in white on back of projector: 81:2536:8

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