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Australian Made ……

The Harmour and Heath 35mm Strip Film Projector

Most of us have seen a Harmour and Heath 16mm projector at one time, but this unusual (well
to me anyway!) 35mm strip film projector came into my possession recently.

This was no one off, as the body is a full casting, the projector is of solid construction is a very
well made. The fan cooled lamp house incorporates a 1000watt 250volt lamp and together
with its German made lens the projector produces a very nice image.

The lens and film head
rotate through 180
degrees, allowing the
projection of films
designed for vertical or
horizontal projection.

35mm strip films were
very popular with schools
and some industrial
organizations in the days
before television as a
means of providing visual
education or advertising
their products. Some
strip films even included a
recorded commentary on
a record. Unlike the
35mm still camera format,
the image size is the same
as regular 35mm (silent
format) motion picture film.

There were thousands of strip films produced
over the years; one of the main producers
was SVE (Society for Visual Education Inc.),
and there are dedicated collectors of these
now rare film strips.