VINTAGE 1930S KEYSTONE USA A82 16MM FILM PROJECTOR (SERIAL NO 466272)
ONE OF THE FIRST FILM PROJECTORS MADE IN THE USA. A KEYSTONE A82 16MM FILM PROJECTOR. SERIAL NO 466272. Patent No 1889149. MADE AROUND 1930-1940.
COMES WITH A KEYSTONE THREADED PROJECTOR LENS AND A NICE METAL PROJECTOR CASE WITH FELT LINED INTERIOR. PLUS THE ORIGINAL KEYSTONE BOOKLET AND A BOTTLE OF KEYSTONE PROJECTOR LUBRICATING OIL STILL BOXED AND SEALED. ALSO ONE EASTMAN KODASCOPE REEL MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK CO, ROCHESTER NEW YORK (Patent no 1,507357)
MADE IN A HEAVY SILVER PAINTED CAST IRON FRAME IT FEATURES LOTS OF KNOBS AND LEVERS. The Pressure plate lever (opens pressure plate to insert film), Master Switch, Forward and Reverse Switch, Speed control knob etc,
TESTED PARTLY WITHOUT FILM. THE MOTOR IS STILL WORKING.THE LIGHT CAME ON BUT TRIPPED MY POWER. I DID NOT TEST FURTHER.
BEFORE 8MM THERE WAS 16MM FILM?: Long before Blu-ray, prior to DVDs and VHS tapes, even 8mm, movies and film were shot on 16mm film. Introduced in 1923 by Kodak it had two perforations on each side of the frame. Much cheaper it targeted amateur filmmakers in the 1920s.
It became fairly well known and used among amateurs, especially since it could provide color images. This also fueled its usage for serious productions on TV, getting a lot of use out of British stations.
The new film also consisted of a base of non-combustible acetate plastic, a much safer alternative to the dangerously flammable cellulose nitrate used in 35mm. It helped earn 16mm film the name safety film.
Furthermore, 16mm film didnt create negatives during filming only the positive camera original. This was monumental because it allowed amateurs and filmmaker hobbyists the ease and convenience of producing films without the time-consuming, two-step process of creating a negative and then printing a positive from it. For the first time ever, the process was as fairly simple as point and shoot.
For decades, 16mm film would continue to be used in homes and classrooms around the country thanks to its mobility, affordability and safety features.
KEYSTONE CAMERA COMPANY USA (1919-1991): Keystone opened their doors in 1919 in Boston Massachucetts USA at a time when movies still were an tremendous novelty. In their factory some of the first home movie cameras and projectors were made. By the 1930s Keystone film projectors were showing movies in all the states of America and in 65 countries around the world. In 1953 they employed over 700 people. Their first film projectors were hand cranked but with their Lifetime guarantee they quickly built a worldwide reputation with good quality film projector still in use and working today. In the 1970s they began to run into financial difficulties nd finally in 1991 had to file for Chapter 11 protection.
SIZE: PROJECTOR 37 x 20 x 17CM METAL CASE 41 x 25 x 26CM
CONDITION: TESTED PARTLY WITHOUT FILM. MOTOR RUNS. LIGHTS COME BUT TRIPPED MY POWER. THE MOTOR IS STILL WORKING. COMES WITH OLD 2 POINT ADAPTER AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. INCLUDED IS A METAL CARRYING CASE FOR THE PROJECTOR. FILM REEL SPROCKETS ARE DEFICIENT.
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE A VARIOUS OLD FILM REELS WITH OLD FOOTAGE AND METAL CASES AND A PROJECTOR STAND ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.
