Non-rewinding reel for 16mm home movie projectors

Non-rewinding reel for 16mm home movie projectors

Equipment

Non-rewinding reel for 16mm home movie projectors

c 1948
Metal
Overall (reels): 7 1/8 × 7 1/8 × 7/8 in., 1.3 lb. (18.1 × 18.1 × 2.2 cm, 0.6 kg)
Overall (adaptor arm): 4 × 7 1/2 × 1 5/8 in., 0.3 lb. (10.2 × 19.1 × 4.1 cm, 0.1 kg)
Museum accession
1981.1299.0003
DescriptionTwo brown and silver reels with a crackled-brown adaptor arm. The reels accept 400 feet of 16mm film.
Inscriptions Inscribed in white on adaptor arm: 81:1299:3 / Engraved in brown on side of reel: MADE IN U.S.A. BY MOTION PICTURE EQUIPMENT CO. INC NEW YORK CITY PATENTS PENDING, NON-REWINDING REEL, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 / Inscribed in white on reels: 81:1299:3

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