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ca. 1915 projection equipment
posted by
joanb
on
September 26, 2008 at 7:30 am
Hello folks: I am helping to rehab a theatre built in 1914 to show silent movies. I found a 1923 listing of the equipment that was in the theatre at the time, and the list included “1 superlit screen,” “2 powers 6-A projectors,” “2-1 sheet adv. magazine,” and “1 rewind.” I can figure out the rewind, but I’m wondering if anyone on this list can tell me more about the screen, projectors, and adv. machine.
Thanks!
Comments (1)
The Powers 6A projector was a top of the line projector from the time as it featured variable speed and optical adjustments. There was one for sale a while back on Ebay.
The 1 sheet advance, if I remember correctly, was used to help advance into the projection the single sheet adverts like “Ladies, please remember to remove your hats”, etc into the light of the projection system.