Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Military research place

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Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 07-21-2004, 01:35 AM:

A question was asked on the uk.railway group about a recently demolished building alongside a railway. It seems it was some sort of military research place, and a link was posted to a page with some pictures of it. The last two pictures may be of interest. The machines are 'Elephant's foot' Kalee 21s, with BTH xenons. The machines seem to have mag penthouses. There is also a third machine, but all that can be seen is the back of the lamphouse, I think it may be an Eiki 16mm.

The odd-shaped spoolboxes were also used on an early Cintel flying spot telecine; Rank owned both Cintel and Kalee at one time. I can't find a photographb of this at the moment though.

http://www.sub-urban.com/aquila.htm

Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 07-21-2004, 02:00 AM:

The "vacuum chamber thingy" is plainly a misidentified popcorn machine.