ARGUS slide Projector

[andys93integra]

Hello all, i was wondering if anyone knew much about slide projectors. This projector belonged to my Great Uncle Jack way back when. I found some cameras of his and i also found this Argus slide projector (i think it can play film too, just manually). So i inspected it and took it apart a little bit, found out how it worked, checked the bulb, put it back together and it works like it is brand new!!!

One thing i am not sure of is the model year of the Projector, i do know that on the side it says Argus Projector, model B. If that means anything. I am having a hard time finding anything online that is even close to what this projector looks like. My guess is 1940's, maybe early 50's. Is that a good guess?

Here are some pictures of the projector.

andysphotos.zenfolio.com/p616478737

Thanks, Andy

[photax]

Hi Andy !

This projector is from 1937 and as you guessed for slides and film-stripes. I have some similar models in my collection ( Leitz, Kodak and so on ). I don`t think that Argus had been sold here in Austria. Astonishingly they are all working, even as they spent 60 years in a basement: Good old solid quality !

PS.: I took a look at your website, i like the cars and the cameras You are reminding me of my son, who is also 18: If you do not find him behind a camera, you will surely find him working on somewhat driven by an engine. He is currently driving ( mostly repairing ) a 88`Beretta GT.

MIK

[andys93integra]

What was the dead giveaway, just the way it looks? Is there a way to identify them by serial numbers? There is one number on the front bottom chrome L shaped piece, 7143. Would that mean anything?

Andy

[daveh]

Andy,

The serial number would mean something to someone. It is always worth googling. There is often some table or other on the 'net but normally (at least when I am trying to find something out) not covering what you want to know.

I see, on googling, that there is an Argus collectors group arguscg.tripod.com/id30.html. It might be the place to go.

Dave.

[mickeyobe]

Andy,

I click on andysphotos.zenfolio.com/p616478737
and I get Zenohoto.
No pictures of your Argus projector.

Please straighten me out if possible.

Mickey

[daveh]

MIckey, I don't know it is coming through on my notebook okay.


(Strange things computers and their programmes. Fylde RUFC website is not showing correctly on some computers, o9ne being my notebook. I tested on two laptops. It is working on one, but not the other. The only factor I can think of is that there is not enough RAM.)

Dave.

[andys93integra]

Mickey, i don't know its kinda weird, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. I was noticing when i posted links that it would take you to the home page for Zenfolio rather than my page. I had to click on it a few different times to get it to work.

Maybe this link which takes you directly to a photo would work better?

andysphotos.zenfolio.com/p616478737/e320ce549

Andy

[mickeyobe]

Andy,

That's got it.

Thanks.

Mickey

[andys93integra]

MIK, the first person to reply on my thread has just given me this link with is from a LIFE magazine from 1937. It is an advertisement for Argus cameras and you can see a slide projector in the bottom left which is exactly the one i have! So my projector that works like brand new is actually about 73 years old, which is pretty neat i think.


books.google.at/books?id=OUgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=argus+slide+projector+model+B+1937+life+magazine&source=bl&ots=vV-aK1HexO&sig=sv42s3q3F9nYC7R60OylW4HG1bM&hl=de&ei=YBBoTMqWLNGPONXcjLkF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

Andy