A film projector, Greek film posters and film reels - all items from Stathi Raftopoulos' collection of cinema memorabilia from the Greek picture theatres he operated as a partner in the Cosmopolitan Motion Picture company. A coloured photograph of a large film projector with a reel of film loaded and a number of other film reels stacked on a shelf under the projector. A sign is propped up against the projector with the following written on it, ' Property of Stathi Raftopoulos, poet . . . , 2/1/2001'. Two posters advertising Greek films are on the wall behind the projector.Written on the back of the photograph: PHOTOS: KOSTAS DEVES/ 11 - 02/0411084320

Grey metal projector with glass viewing box. Dual wide Super 8 Film ProjectorFront: G. gakken (logo)projector, film, home cinema, photography

This film sound projector was used to show 8mm films. The film would be projected onto a screen for viewing.This projector was owned and used by a resident of the Kiewa Valley during the 1970's.Black plastic box with a handle on the top and a lever that comes out for the reel to be attached. On the front there are 5 black 'push in' knobs and 1 red 'push in' knob. Also 2 round black rotating knobs that turn. It has 3 legs and 2 outlets at the back. Included in the box are:- 1. Booklet 'Chinon Sound 8000' Instructions. 2. 1 black reel. 3. 4 movies- 'The Blue Max'; 'Spitfire'; 'Tora Tora Tora'; and ' The Queen's Silver Jubilee Air Pageant 1977'.film. sound projector. movies.

Grey minolta super 8 film projector. Case plastic. Cords and instruction bookprojector, minolta super 8

Early pre world war II, home movie projector. Several series followed made by the same company and were very popularKodak brand and film was internationally recognised brand which dominated projection, camera and film until a shift towards digital media resulting in subsequent decline including the ceassation of camera film production in 2013.Vintage Eastman Kodak Kodascope Model EE series II . 16mm film projector The lens is a 2-Inch by Eastman Kodak.The plaque on the front of the projector reads: “Kodascope, Model EE, made in the U.S.A. By Eastman Kodak Co, Rochestor, N.Y., Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. off., 100-125 volts, 850 watts, for use with slow burning film only, patents in U.S.A. 1,461,794, 1,507,357.”vintage projectors, film projection, kodak, home technology, eastman kodak co, model ee series ii

Stathi Raftopoulos was passionate about film and often showed movies to family and friends in his home cinema. He was a keen promoter of Greek film which he screened to the wider public as a travelling picture show man and later through the chain of Greek cinemas he was a partner in.A coloured photograph of a man standing next to a film projector in his home cinema. Two Greek film posters are on the wall behind him.

8mm film projector. No capacity for sound. Dark grey metal body with 8mm plastic empty reel.8P3-RS Yashica Co. Ltdfilm projector

Speakers were used to amplify the sound of the movie being shown. The Pyrox Victor was for 16mm films and used from the 1940s.Used in the Kiewa Valley possibly at the Mt Beauty Community Hall for weekly filmsHeavy large red box with 'Pyrox Vicor' on one side. 'Rola' is inscribed at the end of the cone and centred in the front. The company, Rola, of Richmond, Victoria, Model 12U. Circa 1940s. It has a long electrical cord alo inside the case. Both speakers are the same except one is in a poor condition. pyrox victor, rola manufacturers, film projector speakers

Holbeck auto one hand system Bell Ko-On. Beige metal with white handle. Two empty film reels. BASF and PhilipsHolback Autofilm projector

Electric powered, metal film projector, reel to reel, lens, and lighting aperture."Paillard" "Swiss Made" "Curant Model No. D.A."movie projectors

A movie projector (or film projector) is an opto-mechanical device for displaying motion picture film by projecting it onto a screen.Used in the Kiewa Valley possibly in the Mt Beauty Community Hall for the weekly movies/films.Large ered box with handle at the top. One side opens showing all working parts and instructins. Knobs are labelled eg. volme, amplifier etc. It is heavy and comes with two equally large speakers also in red boxes.

A small hand-operated projector for 22x17 (picture size) film strip with perforations along both sides, 28mm apature with 240-V light source. Housed in a black box. SVA MODEL Q "PICTURE PROJECTOR"projector, hand-held projector, film strips, light source, model q, aparture

This lamp was the light source for the projector which was operated at Dunkeld and the wider district during the 1920's and 30's. The company which operated it was called Royal Pictures and showede their films in district halls. Owned by Claude Taylor and Reuben Schache. The projector was hand operated. Films were also shown outside on a large screen outside the Royal Mail Hotel.Metal carbon arc lamp. 6 Adjustor screws to adjust the rods to strike and hold the carbon arc. These rods allow adjustment and totation of the carbon rods which hold the arc. Brass feferrules are used for fine adjustments. Hand wheels are insulated to protect the operator. This arc lamp produced the light for a movie projector.None visibleentertainment, films, carbon lamp

Scan of a film projector associated with Gem Pictures, and pages of a catalogue that includes the Hahn-Goerz Theatre Projector with 8 inch standard "Artisol" Mirror lamp on column stand. theatre, film, entertainment, gem, rash, gem pictures, edwin rash, projector, film projector, hahn-goerz theatre projector, australasian films ltd

A Bioscope show was a fairground attraction consisting of a travelling cinema. The heyday of the Bioscope was from the late 1890s until World War I. Bioscope shows were fronted by the largest fairground organs, and these formed the entire public face of the show . A stage was usually in front of the organ, and dancing girls would entertain the crowds between film shows. Films shown in the Bioscope were primitive, and the earliest of these were made by the showmen themselves. Later, films were commercially produced. Bioscope shows were integrated, in Britain at least, into the Variety shows in the huge Music Halls which were built at the end of the nineteenth century. After the Music Hall Strike of 1907 in London, bioscope operators set up a trade union to represent them. There were about seventy operators in London at this point. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioscope_show) The Projector was a rather unreliable piece of apparatus, powered by a variety of light sources, including Calcium Oxide (Lime-Light). A Calcium Carbide Burner, or the rather more superior Carbon Arc. All these methods were highly unpredictable & quite frankly...dangerous! Often resulting in explosions, burning down the entire Show! (which is probably why NO original Shows still exist. Alfred Ball's Bioscope, pictured below, built in 1905 was struck by lightning, shortly after the picture was taken! (http://www.circus-entertainer.co.uk/heritage.htm) In 1909 the first bioscopes pictures were shown at the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.Brass and green painted metal film projectorbioscope, vector, entertainment, projector, film, theatre, movie

Projector was used at Christ Church Anglican Church Mitcham (now All Saints Mitcham) for showing film strips to the congregation, Sunday School and youth groups.Early 'Shelton' film strip projector in a steel grey painted and hinged metal case with carrying handle. Projector has been finished in a 'hammered' meta paint with a large transformer as its base. It is a 240 volt projector. The film strip is manually rolled through the slots of the projector to show each frame separately. Project lens is adjustable for focus and it has a small angle of adjustment foe aligning the image on the screen.Shelton Projector Made in Australiaphotography, projectors

Filmosound GB Bell & Howell film projector c1950, wood and masonite, two tone grey casing, metal projector inside, 16mm, 110v, 10amp, 2 reels. Tripod stand, metal grey with wing nut and screw adjustment.7 rar, projector, filmosound, nui dat, infantry

These film projectors were used for many years to show films in the Rutherglen Hall, and are now part of the collection of the Common School Museum of the Rutherglen Historical Society. The photos were taken while they were in storage at the Memorial Hall.One of three colour photographs printed on a single sheet, showing film projectors in storage.cinema, films, film projectors, soldiers' memorial hall

These film projectors were used for many years to show films in the Rutherglen Hall, and are now part of the collection of the Common School Museum of the Rutherglen Historical Society. The photos were taken while they were in storage at the Memorial Hall.One of three colour photographs printed on a single sheet, showing film projectors in storage.cinema, films, film projectors, soldiers' memorial hall

These film projectors were used for many years to show films in the Rutherglen Hall, and are now part of the collection of the Common School Museum of the Rutherglen Historical Society. The photos were taken while they were in storage at the Memorial Hall.One of three colour photographs printed on a single sheet, showing film projectors in storage.cinema, films, film projectors, soldiers' memorial hall

The donor received the projector from a relative. He used it in the City of Whitehorse and surrounding areasWaterworth Slide Film Strip Projector, Model A - 300 watt, without a fan but with ventilating slots on top and an open bottom for air to flow. It has a carrying handle and a power lead with 3 pin plug which is wired in permanently. The projector lamp is at rear under the carrying handle. Image is projected through three stage lens via via the image on the 35mm strip or slide. The front lens is adjustable for focus. A knurled nut enables a height adjustment at front. Slides are inserted through the holder - whilst one slide is shown the other can be loaded ready to be slid in front of the light. The film strip holder is missing. The unit is finished in a grey hammer finish paint used in 1960 t0 1980s. The operating instructions are filed in the supplementary envelope. The projector is stored in a hand made three ply hinged box.Waterworth Hobart 5553Aphotography, projectors

Ballarat Junior Technical School opened in 1913. It was located at the Dana Street State School. As numbers grew a larger building was needed. Plans were drawn and a school built within the grounds of the School of Mines. Students started at this new school in 1921. It was officially opened on 9 September 1921 by Sir Alexander, resident of Creswick, local member for North Ballarat and the Minister for Education. He also opened the School Fair which coincided with the buildings ceremony. This was a fair on a grand scale and lasted two days and nights. Staff and students worked for weeks making articles for sale. A parent's committee led by Mr J Rogerson, a local police detective, had been organizing for months. Money raised funded the dodge-ball court, purchased a typewriter, a second-hand piano, an inter-room telephone system, an epidiascope and film projector. Four pages of lined paper showing handwritten results for raffles held at Ballarat Junior Technical Schhool in 1921. Pages held together with a dressmaker's pin.J Rogerson, official drawerballarat junior technical school, dana street primary school, ballarat school of mines, 1921, sir alexander, school fair, parent's committee, j rogerson, police detective, dodge-ball court, typewriter, piano, telephone system, epidiascope, film projector

Vintage SVE Picturol Model Q Film Strip Projector with case and 3 film strips. Circa 1940. Film format 35mm. Projector includes cord with bakelite switch (Garling Hartford Conn) and plug - made in Australia.On side: "PICTUROL PROJECTOR MODEL Q 120 VOLTS 100 wATTS NO 26999 MANUFACTURED BY Society for Visual Education Inc. Lens - S.V.E. Special Series 00-3"film strip, projector

About 5000 of these projectors were produced. They were the first type of home projector and were very popular. Ref. Nick Richardson ACMI.A 9.5mm movie projector. Similar to Pathescope model. No maker's name. An early home projector.None on projector. Large spool - pathescope. Small spool - BABY FILM, MADE IN FRANCE, BRIT. PATS.film projector movie-projector

Scan of a projectiOn room thought to be associated with Gem Pictures.theatre, film, entertainment, gem, rash, gem pictures, edwin rash, projector, film projector, projection room

Scan of booklet on Master Pictures movie ;The Sea Beast' starring John Barrymore. theatre, film, entertainment, gem, rash, gem pictures, edwin rash, projector, film projector, hahn-goerz theatre projector, australasian films ltd

Stathy Raftopoulos was instrumental in bring Greek films to Melbourne and screened them in various picture theatres in the inner Melbourne suburbs where most post WW2 migrants were living. Prior to the opening of Greek cinemas various venues were used for screenings including Nicholas Hall in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.With the advent of television many suburban cinemas were no longer drawing the crowds. It was at this time that Stathi Raftopoulos with his partners in the Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures company purchased cinemas in the in suburbs of Melbourne where Greek immigrants were living - in 1960 the National Theatre in Richmond; 1961 the Sun Theatre Yarraville; 1965, the Paramount Theatre Oakleigh, Kinema Theatre Albert Park, and the Empire Theatre Brunswick and Westgarth Theatre Northcote. Here they screened Greek movies which entertained the Greek community supporting them to maintain their link with Greece and their culture and traditions. A black and white photograph of a man standing between two film projectors in a room.