Wallaw Ashington Projector

Thanks Ross for uploading these photos. And Hi To Lance :) So I was probably one of the last people to operate this and the other projector. Yes there was a switch for the curtain out of sight on the left. Photographer is standing between the 2 projectors. I broke the curtain motor one morning doing maintenance with Dennis by flicking the switch before the curtain reached the end stop. What else can I say. On the back on the Kalee arc lamp you can see one of the viewing windows. Ypu would open the lamp using the large handle for access to change the rods and for cleaning. Also you can see the small worm motor for feeding the arc rods. The aim being to ensure the burn of the arc is constant. The white handle to the front of the arc lamp is the main shutter from the arc to the projector gate. You use this to manually switch from one projector to the other at the end of a reel. And in front of that you can see the main gearing viewing window. You would see the oil that lubricates the gears flowing around in there.