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Allan Broadfield
Master Film Handler

Posts: 452
From: Bromley, Kent
Registered: Nov 2010

posted February 22, 2016 07:14 PM

Paul Ivester has a pretty comprehensive history of Bell & Howell projectors on his site, but does anyone know of an eiki - elf list, why the differing names, and is it true that they had a hand in making the later B & H projectors?
I'm sure these topics have been covered in these columns in the past but not found.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted February 23, 2016 03:07 PM

Elf appears to be a name used for Eiki projectors in the UK by Elf Audio Visual Holdings Limited.
The last series of Bell & Howell projectors were made by Eiki. They have a Bell & Howell badge, and are in the 3000 numbers range.

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Allan Broadfield
Master Film Handler

Posts: 452
From: Bromley, Kent
Registered: Nov 2010

posted February 23, 2016 07:03 PM

Thanks, Maurice. The forum seems to be split into those favouring Eiki or B&H, and of course the issue of the worm gear on the latter.
I have an excellent B&H TQ 111, recently serviced by Kevin Brown, which was made in Japan, presumably by Eiki.
It's always interesting to see what's on the other side of the fence, and I've been looking on ebay at Eiki projectors, but have no idea which were the most recent models.

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Elyas Tesfaye
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 520
From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Registered: Nov 2012

posted February 23, 2016 10:11 PM

Hi Allan,

I might be wrong but I think the SSL-Os from EIKI might be their last home systems. Don't know much about the professional machines tho [Frown]