Brian R  Pritchard - Motion Picture and Film Archive Consultant

British Motion Picture Laboratories

Patents

  Motion Picture Patents Patents are a very valuable source of information to the film restorer.  Many patents are available online both at the US Patent Office   and the European Patent Office .  The European Patent Office website is extremely easy to use and enables...

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Eastman Duplicating Film – Its Properties and Uses 1927

Eastman Duplicating Film Click  image for larger image This is a booklet issued in 1927 by Eastman Kodak on the introduction of the first film specifically designed for duplicating which I believe to be Eastman Duplicating Film Type 1503 released in Dec 1926 in the...

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Motion Picture Laboratory Techniques

  MOTION PICTURE LABORATORY TECHNIQUES  by Brian Pritchard 93 pages A4 Format   The book is due to be published later in the year. CONTENTS  List of Illustrations                             Chapter 1           Introduction             Chapter 2           Cueing...

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Film Length Calculator

Film Length Calculator   Film Length from Weight or Size of Reel Here is a Film Length calculator; it will calculate the length of a roll from its weight or the size of the roll.  It is an Excel file. Feel free to download. Length Calculator The screen capture below...

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Uhler Printers

Uhler Motion Picture Printers This is a leaflet produced by the Uhler Cine Machine Company of 16519 Washburn Avenue, DETROIT 21, Michigan, USA. The leaflet describes a printer that would reduce 16mm to Standard 8mm and enlarge Standard 8mm to 16mm. Louis Steven Uhler...

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