Holmes 35mm
Projector
Holmes Projector Co.
American, ca. 1920s
Holmes 35mm
ca. 1925
Metal and glass
Overall: 32 3/4 × 10 × 16 in., 38.9 lb. (83.2 × 25.4 × 40.6 cm, 17.6 kg)
Gift of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Game, 1962
DescriptionPainted-black, vaulted, 35mm, electrically powered motion picture projector with 4 inch projection lens, film tension lever, dowser, condensor lens, fan cooled lamp house, 110 volt motor, two-blade shutter, adjustable take-up, motor driven rewind, and focusing knob. The projector accepts dual 1000 foor reels.
Inscriptions Embossed in brass on product label on right side of projector: HOLMES PROJECTOR MANUFACTURED BY THE HOLMES PROJECTOR O. 718 N. CURTIS ST. CHICAGO, U.S.A. PAT. APLD. FOR No. P 1076 / Printed in gold on lens cover inside projector: PULL OUT / Engraved in black on lens on front of projector: ARO-JEX PROJECTION OPTICS CO. INC ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. / Embossed in metal on product label on motor on back of projector: SERIES MOTOR VOLTS 110, CYCLES 60 TYPE 2 SER. NO. 12640 ARROW MOTORS The Air-Way Electric Appliance Corp. TOLEDO, OHIO, U.S.A. / Engraved in black on power knob on back of projector: PERKINS MADE IN U.S.A. UND. LAB. INSP PERKINS 5A 125V 3A 250V / Inscribed in white on lamphouse on back of projector: 78:1674:10
