Kodak Instamatic M105
Projector
Kodak Instamatic M105
June 1969
Metal, plastic and glass
Overall: 15 × 7 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (38.1 × 19.1 × 31.8 cm)
Gift of Frank Brownell Mehlenbacher
1993.1263.0008
DescriptionTwo-toned grey, brown with wood-grain panel and black wrinkled, rectangular, super 8, electric motion picture projector with condenser lens, 22mm f/1.5 projection lens, 80-watt 30-volt lamp, automatic threading, rewind, still, tilt and instructions. The projector accepts 50 or 100 foot cartridges and 400 foot reels.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on wood-grain panel on cover: Kodak INSTAMATIC M105 MOVIE PROJECTOR / Printed in silver on lamphouse: Kodak / Engraved in silver on right side of projector: INSTAMATIC M105 MOVIE PROJECTOR MADE IN U.S.A. / Printed in silver above carridge release button: CARTRIDGE RELEASE / Printed in silver in front of reel arm latch: REEL ARM LATCH / Engraved in front of mechanism bar: REWIND, THREAD 2 / Engraved in silver below frame wheel: FRAME / Engraved in silver below focus dial: FOCUS / Engraved in silver above motor control lever: REVERSE, STILL, THREAD 1, FORWARD / Engraved in silver below motor power switch: OFF, MOTOR, LAMP / Stamped in black on front leg: 016239 / Printed in silver on black label under cover: BASIC OPERATION: 1.PLACE TAKE-UP REEL (STORED IN COVER) ON LEFT HAND SPINDLE. 2.PLACE CARTRIDGE OR REEL OF FILM ON OTHER SPINDLE. ARM MUST BE RAISED IF NOT USING CARTRIDGE. 3.MOVE MOTOR-LAMP SWITCH TO LAMP. 4.MOVE CONTROL LEVER TO THREAD 1/FORWARD. 5.DEPRESS MECHANISM BAR AT THREAD 2 AND HOLD MOMENTARILY. -CARTRIDGE FILM THREADS AUTOMATICALLY. -FILM ON REEL: FEED LEADER END INTO FILM SLOT. REWIND: -CARTRIDGE FILM REWINDS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN END OF FILM IS REACHED. -FILM ON REEL: ATTACH FILM END TO SUPPLY REEL CORE. DRAW OUT MANUAL REWIND TAB. MOVE MOTOR-LAMP SWITCH TO MOTOR. SEE MANUAL FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS. / Printed in silver under cord compartment door: KODAK INSTAMATIC M105 MOVIE PROJECTOR MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. 110-125 VOLTS 60 CPS (Hz) 3 AMPERES UL USE DFE LAMP
