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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted December 10, 2017 05:17 PM

Following the previous thread about Eumig, I just want to know where the other companies now. Many companies are defunct but surprisingly there are several still operating, but of course none of the companies are still making 8mm projector.

1. Eumig ---> defunct
2. Sankyo ----> still making music box (http://www.nidec-sankyo.co.jp/orgel/e/)
3. Elmo ---> still operating (http://www.elmo.co.jp/)
4. Bolex ----> still operating (https://www.bolex.ch/NEW/index.php)
5. Beaulieu ---> defunct (only selling parts at 20, Rue Émile Zola 41200)
6. Chinon ---> still operating under Kodak (www.chinon.co.jp)
7. Ricoh ---> still operating (www.ricoh.com)
8. Bell & Howell ---> name is still in market (https://bellhowell.net/)
9. Bauer ...?
10. Fujica ----> still operating (www.fujifilm.com)
11. Kodak ---> still operating, although filled bankruptcy in 2012 ( www.kodak.com)
12. Copal ....
13. Fumeo ...
14. Goko.....
15. Heurtier ...
16. etc, etc

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Thomas Dafnides
Expert Film Handler

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From: St. Louis, Missouri USA
Registered: Dec 2009

posted December 10, 2017 11:00 PM

You left out Canon....bigger than ever.

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Phil Murat
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Villeneuve St Georges, France
Registered: Dec 2015

posted December 11, 2017 01:24 AM

Hello,

Beaulieu is still alive, just have changed name and activity :

http://www.beaulieu-images.com/accueil.php

[ December 11, 2017, 04:48 AM: Message edited by: Phil Murat ]

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Maurizio Di Cintio
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Ortona, Italy
Registered: Jan 2004

posted December 11, 2017 07:55 AM

Noris is amiss, too.

BTW Goko should be still in business. Fumeo should be still in existance although just for spares. Bauer was part of the Bosch/Blaupunkt galaxy...

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted December 11, 2017 09:51 AM

I live about 10 miles away from ELMO's North American headquarters (That's where my Avatar was taken.)

As far as I know, they moved into this building after the end of 8 and 16mm projector production, so the odds of there being something interesting in that building aren't very good.

They make document projectors for business and education. I'm sure they are very good, but not as much fun to use. I really doubt 30 year from now people will be gathering at a hotel in Wildwood to see bar graphs shown on a big screen!

(-at least not as amusement...)

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted December 11, 2017 09:58 AM

I assume that Eiki is included in #16.

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Paul Adsett
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted December 11, 2017 11:16 AM

Of all these company names, Bell & Howell stands out as the one with the most tragic downfall. This once iconic Chicago company name is still present on TV ads in the USA, in the form of such cheap $19.99 Chinese trash as flashlights, kitchen knives, and hair dryers. Vey sad.

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
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From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted December 12, 2017 04:01 PM

Phillips Electronics in the Netherlands built the first projectors that could run both 35mm and 70mm films; the DP-70. Some of the ones sold in America were marketed under the more familiar name of their American subsidiary NORELCO. The projectors are no longer manufactured but their lives on in electronic shavers.

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
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From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted December 12, 2017 04:02 PM

Phillips Electronics in the Netherlands built the first projectors that could run both 35mm and 70mm films; the DP-70. Some of the ones sold in America were marketed under the more familiar name of their American subsidiary NORELCO. The projectors are no longer manufactured but their name lives on in electronic shavers.

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