Bell & Howell Filmo 70 · 16mm projector, 1946
Post-war Filmo 70 in the crinkle-finish case. Runs quiet, threads clean, lamp house cool. Includes 400-ft reel and spare belt.
- SKU
- MS-OM-0007
- Era
- 1900-1950
- Condition
- Working; original case, one spare belt, no takeup issues
- Dimensions
- Case 15 × 12 × 10 in
- Weight
- 24 lb (with case)
- Provenance
- Retired from a Michigan Grange hall projection room, 1978.
- Category
- Antique Media & Optics
- Tags
- 16mmprojectorbell-howellfilmopostwar
A Bell & Howell Filmo 70 16mm silent projector, 1946, in the wrinkle-finish steel case that defined the postwar B&H catalog. Runs quiet on the intermittent, threads clean, lamp house stays cool through a full reel. The Filmo line was the workhorse of American schools, churches, and industrial training rooms for three decades; this one earned its keep and was cared for.
Includes a 400-ft takeup reel, one spare drive belt, and the original two-page operator's card tucked in the case pocket. Lens is a B&H 2-inch f/1.6, clean throughout. Does not include sound—this is a silent-only model.
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