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PROFESSIONAL PROJECTOR FOR SCREENING 35MM FILMS MADE UNDER T

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTOR FOR SCREENING 35MM FILMS MADE UNDER THE VITAPHONE BANNER. THE PICTURE PROJECTOR HEAD IS A SIMPLEX MODEL MADE BY THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTOR CORPORATION, THE SOUND TURNTABLE, SPEED CONTROL BOX AND AMPLIFIERS ARE PRODUCED BY THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY WHO DEVELOPED THE SYSTEM IN ASSOCIATION WITH WARNER BROTHERS STUDIO. NOTE THE LONG VERTICAL ROD BEHIND THE EQUIPMENT WHICH ADJUSTS THE CARBON RODS IN THE ARC LAMP, POWERED BY THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE FLOOR. THE LARGE MOTOR WHICH DRIVES THE PROJECTOR, ALSO DRIVES THE TURNTABLE WITH THE SOUND RECORD.

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Visitors immerse themselves in vinyl record sound

Visitors to the Onyoku Museum in Saikai, southwestern Japan, listen to the music played on a record player in August 2015. The museum is known for its collections of vinyl records, gramophones, valve amplifiers and other antique equipment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum of old record players in Nagasaki Pref.

A man operates a wind-up gramophone (front) at the Onyoku Museum in Saikai, southwestern Japan, in August 2015. Visitors to the museum can listen to vinyl records with valve amplifiers and other antique equipment of their choice. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo