Bell & Howell 253B (1950)

[Andres Briceño]

Hello Everyone, my name is Andres. Was born is Florida, but I live in Chile now, South America.

I found my granfathers old Bell & Howell 253B.

I got the motor moving, but I cant seem to have the film go from one reel to the other.

My projector has a spring system for forward and reverse (engage manually one or the other)

I think Im loading the film correctly, but I dont thik the motor has enought streght to move the film.

Any thoughts?

[Andres Briceño]

Are the teeth on the projector thread sprocket, supposed to go in the holes o the films? It seems the holes are too small?

[Janice Glesser]

Hi Andres and welcome. I think you have discovered the problem yourself. The B&H 253 is a standard 8mm projector only. The film you have with the smaller holes is super 8mm. Super 8mm film will not run on your machine.

[Andres Briceño]

Here are 2 videos

[Andres Briceño]

Your right, the projector is 8mm and the films are super 8mm, Im screwed

[Janice Glesser]

Andres ... Yes you can't use that projector for your films...but there are a lot of Super 8 projectors and some dual format machines available...

[Andres Briceño]

Thanks, found 2 8mm films and It works Fine