Movie King S-8

[Rodrigo Lueje]

Hello again, does anyone know what year the Sears Roebuck & Co Movie King S-8 projector is from? Thank you very much

[Steve Klare]

Hi Rodrigo,

The movie-kings I see are older than Super-8 itself (1967). Maybe yours is Regular-8?

Can you post a picture?

I’m a little surprised to see a Sears machine in Europe. Is this one something you already have or are considering buying?

[Rodrigo Lueje]

Hi Steve, this is a new addition to the 8mm projector collection. I have not been able to find any information on its date. I'll upload pictures tomorrow if you can help me. Thank you very much for your help.

[Ed Gordon]

It is a regular 8mm projector. The "S8" is a model number. Pictures are at:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...-s8-1888399955

[Rodrigo Lueje]

It is indeed that 8mm model, but does anyone know the approximate year of production? Thanks

[Rodrigo Lueje]

Fotos

[Steve Klare]

This one can’t be any newer than 1960, and probably much older than that. It’s from a time before the Dawn of Plastic!

-nice looking machine: a classic really!

[Rodrigo Lueje]

One of the main reasons why I decided to collect only 8mm projectors is precisely because during their production they didn't use plastic but bakelite

[Ed Gordon]

It looks like a Keystone projector from the 1930's/1940's. Sears used to have manufacturers re-brand their projectors as Sears. I believe Revere also made "Sears" projectors. It's just a hunch on my part, but it could be a starting point to do research.

[Brian Fretwell]

Unfortunately Bakelite is considered to be the first plastic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite.

[Maurice Leakey]

....It looks like a Keystone projector from the 1930's/1940's...

It looks very much like the 1938 Keystone model J-8.
Keystone Model J-8 – Spare Part Finder – Van Eck Video Services (van-eck.net)

[Rodrigo Lueje]

Unfortunately Bakelite is considered to be the first plastic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite.

But bakelite is more "elegant"

[Rodrigo Lueje]

It looks very much like the 1938 Keystone model J-8.
Keystone Model J-8 – Spare Part Finder – Van Eck Video Services (van-eck.net)

It is indeed very similar to some Keystone models. I have quite a few of them. Tomorrow I will send you pictures of some very similar ones.
You still have to investigate dates....

[Steve Klare]

I'm curious what the ratings plate says. I don't think Sears sold these in Europe. (-but I don't know for sure one way or the other...)

If the plate says 115V then this machine is for North American use.
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Keystone R-8 (1939)

-friends of ours bought a house and found this in the attic: I was the first person they thought of.

(Someday, I'll clean it up and plug it in!)

[Ed Gordon]

Steve, here is a close-up:



ps, My Keystone model E-65 works in Europe...it is hand crank and uses an ordinary lightbulb...or candle.