For sale is a 1940s 35mm PICTUROL FILM PROJECTOR Model Q manufactured by Society For Visual Education, Inc. (SVE), Chicago, Illinois. The projector was designed to display both 35mm films or 2″ x 2″ slides through a a 3-inch f/2.8 lens. Sale of the projector includes the original storage case and operating instructions. The projector includes the original electrical cord but it needs to be replaced. The projector relies on lighting from a 100W/115V lamp. Sale includes a spare glass lamp bulb. These vintage projectors are highly collectible due to their vintage aesthetic and historical role in education.
In 1919, Harley L. Clarke a utilities magnate and Forest Ray Molton, an anatomy professor at the University of Chicago, in the form of a medieval guild founded S.V.E. to produce educational films for use schools. However, after three years the company was failing and then sold to Marie Witham who continued the business on a much smaller scale.
