Ampro Repeater

Ampro Repeater

Projector

Ampro Corp.

Maker
American, ca. 1930s–1950s

Ampro Repeater

1949
Metal
Overall: 11 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (29.8 × 18.4 × 24.1 cm)
Museum accession
DescriptionCrackled brown and chrome, vaulted, electric, 16mm sound, reflex projector with condenser lens.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on plate on right side of lamp house: AMPRO REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. PRECISION PROJECTOR / Engraved in silver on product plate on right side of projector: LAMP 300 WATTS MAX. FUSES: PROJ. 6AMP. MAX. AMPLIFIER 1 1/2 AMP. AMPRO REPEATER PROJECTOR AMPRO CORPORATION CHICAGO 16, ILL., U.S.A. SERIAL NO. VOLTS 95-1-20 AC-DC WATTS 500 INTERMITTENT DUTY ONLY PATENTED AND PATENTS PENDING IN U.S.A. AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. ALSO LICENSED UNDER R.C.A. AND WESTERN ELECTRIC PATENTS / Stamped in silver on product plate on right side of projector: 73929 / Engraved in white on fuse housing on right side of projector: FUSE / Engraved in silver on certification plate on right side of projector: UL FOR SLOW-BURNING FILM ONLY LISTED UNDER REEXAMINATION SERVICE OF UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC.

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