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  • Dating of first Bell & Howell Autoload projector

    Hi, everybody

    In spite of heavy googling the subject I am unable to pin down when Bell & Howell would have introduced their first self-threading 8mm projector. I find this a quite a thing since autoload projectors make for a turning point in the general development of home movie machines. Could anybody tell the year for instance? Many thanks for considering

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    Simon

    I've got a Wallace Heaton Blue Book 1966-67 which lists four 8mm Bell & Howell autoload projectors:-

    Autoload 1 £38
    Autoload 3 £49
    Autoload 4 £64
    Autiload 11 Model 266 £69

    Wallace Heaton was a very famous photographic shop in New Bond Street, London, W1.

    Rather odd that four models should be available from Bell & Howell.

    Autothread may have been around for some time before the above edition was printed. I do have an earlier book, their Cine Apparatus 1954. Autothread had not arrived then.



    Maurice

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    • #3
      Thanks, Maurice. I think to be able to narrow it to around 1958. Evidence still missing

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      • #4
        Hears just a few
        If you need more Just let me know
        Bell & Howell Auto load
        545 1964-1969
        545T 1969-1971
        550 1963-1969
        550 1964-1969
        550T 1961-1971
        552 1962-1969
        552 EXT 1969-1971
        552T 1969-1971
        562A mid 1960s-mid 1970
        566 1964-1969

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        • #5
          This is dated 1961

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          • #6
            I should point out that Richard's listing of Bell & Howell models are all 16mm Filmosounds, whereas Simon's original question referred to 8mm auto-threaders.


            Maurice

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            • #7
              OH well Hope some B&H 16mm collectors
              Also would like to know

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              • #8
                Found it. There are reproductions of the model 353 manual available via internet. On the last page we find the small imprint 358 meaning March of 1958. So that enigma has been shed light on. The projectors would have reached the market during summer.

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