I am sure we all have many 16mm films on Tuscan green spools of all sizes. I bought my first 2200ft spools in 1968 when they were produced in Australia by the Australian Reel Company, presumably before being taken over by Tuscan. I still have some of these which also have a boomerang on them!
But, I have just bought a feature which arrived on 1 x 2000ft and 1 x 1600ft. I was very surprised to find that the 2000ft had the usual square hole, but on the other side the hole was round. Never before have I seen such a Tuscan. At first, because there is a Tuscan company in the USA I thought that it had come from that country as many of the US grey plastic spools have a hole configuration like that. But, no, it was marked "Made in England by Tuscan Cinematic Ltd London".
I must admit that I hate these spools, although I assume they are for some projectionists who may not know how to fit them correctly on a projector's feed arm.
Has anybody else come across these Tuscans?
But, I have just bought a feature which arrived on 1 x 2000ft and 1 x 1600ft. I was very surprised to find that the 2000ft had the usual square hole, but on the other side the hole was round. Never before have I seen such a Tuscan. At first, because there is a Tuscan company in the USA I thought that it had come from that country as many of the US grey plastic spools have a hole configuration like that. But, no, it was marked "Made in England by Tuscan Cinematic Ltd London".
I must admit that I hate these spools, although I assume they are for some projectionists who may not know how to fit them correctly on a projector's feed arm.
Has anybody else come across these Tuscans?
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