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The projector, to say the
least, is unconventional. It
was a totally different de-
sign to any of its predeces-
sors. The operating side is
opposite to what we regard
as normal. The 32 mm lens
is inside the body, focusing
is by a lever on the side.
The lamp house, contain-
ing a 60 volt 40 watt lamp
drops back away from the
mechanism for film thread-
ing. Above: View from the “correct” side. Top handle is for rewinding the en-
closed cassettes. Lower handle is for manually cranking the machine.
The machine does not have
supply or take-up sprock-
ets, instead it uses a brak-
ing device which engages
with the rim of the take-up
spool to control the take-up
tension.
The Coq D’or was a weird
expensive projector, few
were produced and even in
France, today very few
known to exist.
My Coq D’or Above: The lens and take-up arrangement. The flange below the lens is the
Unbelievable as it sounds, take up arrangement when using the 30 and 60 ft cassettes. At the end of
my machine was given to the film, it is then rewound back into the cassette.
me by a person right here
in Geelong. When I was
doing electronic organ
service many years ago, I
was at his house, we got
talking about movies and
my interests. He said he
was in the local movie
club, and asked me if I
knew about 9.5 mm. When
I said yes I did, and men-
tioned a few items I had, he
disappeared and produced
the Coq D’or from his
shed, and said you may as A better view of the take-up arrangement. When 300 ft reels are in use, the
well have this. I never did film is guided by the two rollers towards the front and onto the lower take-
find out where he got it up reel. Not the reel braking pad attached to the top roller.
from. ê

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