16mm film "electrolux"

[Cybrvanr]

It doesn't say what this is about... maybe a training film on how to sell Electrolux vacuums door to door? Or maybe it could be a film on how to repair Electrolux appliances. It doesn't say. I've got a 16mm projector, maybe I ought to place a bid and thread it up!

http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-film-Elect...ryZ63821QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[selectomatic]

Well, neither film is on a projection reel -- those plastic cores with the large, keyed center hole were used within the filmmaking industry for editing, shipping, and other non-end-user applications.

Also, the top 'reel' shown has sprocket holes down both sides. That means no soundtrack. Of course, this could just be a spliced-on leader, and the actual program material might have sound.

The fact that it includes the Lab Cards seems to indicate that this isn't a finished film, but rather prints or negatives that were to be edited into a finished product.

That doesn't mean that it wouldn't be fun or interesting to own such a thing, only that it's unlikely to be ready to show to the general public.

-kevin