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Diesel Lubricating And Cooling Systems (1942)
This wartime 16mm reel was produce by the US Navy to educate crewmen in the operation of diesel engine systems on submarines. Lots of really good and clear animations make this a fascinating piece of history, and definitely a trip in the wayback machine to 1942. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/MhBkurA7EzE
Replating Edge Connectors (1982)
Cool funky intro music deleted for YouTube copyright violations.... but this little gem of a 16mm reel shows how to replate contacts with gold using the PACE electroplating kit. Now you go and do it!https://youtu.be/vqr-ZmDHR8U
Building Skylab (1972)
This amazing 16mm reel gives an inside look at the assembly of Skylab and highlights the various different sections that were manufactured by different companies across the US. We see the modifications made to the launch complex and view astronaut training for extended space mission durations and ge...
Simple Machines (1982)
YouTube deleted some audio due to copyright rules. The kids are back with their wild experiments with inclined planes and simple machines. Good color but a blurry print, and YouTube had to delete a lot of audio due to various infringements. Oh well, enjoy what remains!https://youtu.be/mYFFH-oz_0A
The Modern Miracle Of Today's Newspaper (1971)
Oh, what an amazing little film this is! This 16mm Kodachrome print is absolutely gushing with the state-of-the-art technology of pressing newspapers back in 1971. From punch tape Linotype machines to PDP-8 powered offset art departments to massive GOSS presses... this beauty has it all! Real nostal...
Astronaut Parachute Training and the OAO (1968)
Some audio had to be deleted to comply with YouTube copyright rules. In this installment of NASA's Aeronautics and Space Report No. 47 we get an inside look at the special training Astronauts got in surviving parachute jumps, and it really looks like a lot of fun! Also we see the world's fir...
Research Toward Quieter Jet Engines (1970)
In this installment of NASA's Aeronautics and Space Report No. 67 we see the research that was going into trying to reduce the noise of jet aircraft around 1970.https://youtu.be/zL8MwgDC0wE
From Pink To Color... Sort Of
Professional color correctors will point out the primitive and inaccurate means that I use to 'correct' pink films after transfer, but hey... I use Vegas and I never listed colorist in my resume. So just enjoy the films - they are free!https://youtu.be/OFlHP2XZADU
True Ageusia For Supertasters!
True Ageusia: (Total Loss of Taste and Smell)https://youtu.be/FVQ8Zf1i_qs
Apollo 11 Tracking Systems (1969)
Here is a one-of-a-kind 16mm positive print spliced reel that depicts operations at the NASA Ground Communications System gathering telemetry data and tracking information during the Apollo 11 mission. We see live video feeds from the Moon being recorded on a 2" Quad recorder, take a visit to th...
Apollo Lunar Sample Laboratory - Report 57 (1969)
This 16mm reel No. 57 in the NASA Aeronautics And Space Report series shows us some very interesting and rare views of the various kinds of equipment and processes used in the analysis of the Apollo 11 lunar return samples, with many of the scientists discussing the initial findings that they had in...
This Years Model
What does an iPhone 13 and a 1959 Cadillac Coupé de ville have in common? Lets' explore the global phenomena of the insatiable upgrade and what it means for all of us...https://youtu.be/SqUP-KOttSI
The Gasoline Engine (1982)
A film about back when Engines were Manly and Macho! This 16mm gem has a mouthy motor giving us his story, about how he continues to beat out the electrics and turbines, and how he works and gets improved. Great color and classic cutout style animation make this one from General Motors a classic 80&...
The Atomic Age That Might Have Been
Nookyooler! We really did make it through the 20th Century without a nuclear war.... But we are still living in the Atomic Age... and a new wave of proliferation is ahead that still hangs over us all for remainder of the 21st Century and beyond.https://youtu.be/8JB-gxATm1Q
Curated Hoarding
What is the difference between a Museum and a big pile of crap?https://youtu.be/LgedRXrZ2GQ
The Laser Beam (1968)
Faded color, but this 16mm reel is a very interesting look at the earliest lasers in use and the ways that they were thinking into the future for uses of laser technology for medicine, communication, space, and manufacturing.https://youtu.be/J9BBG42qaUU
Time Out At The AV Club
GoFundMe to help out the family of Joe Terry - https://www.gofundme.com/f/joseph-r-terry-funeralhttps://youtu.be/TR0Gc9ursp0
The Telephone Exchange (1982)
A gem of a film from British Telecom that showcases the innovations in telephone switching from the earliest days right up to the most modern exchanges in present day of 1982.https://youtu.be/spmbeGHxGWE
People Are Different And Alike (1967)
This classic Coronet film from shows that people are people, so why should it be, you and I should get along so awe-fully? Faded, but true. Features lots of shots of Dorney Park in Allentown PA, back in 1967.https://youtu.be/K2vlfMlVhe8
This Is New York (1960)
This delightful 16mm film is faded but retains its charm. So much has changed about New York, and yet other things remain the same. Adapted from the book of the same name by Miroslav Sasek, this film was produced by Weston Woods.https://youtu.be/svZrgIPZU1U
Transverse Waves (1969)
Aaaaaand they keep coming - and here is a real Bobby Dazzlah from Dayun Undah! This 16mm film may have lost its color, but remains a document of a much more hands-on time for science. When was the last time you built a wave tank with a car battery and a spot light? Yea, been a while for me too... Bu...
Dream Merchants (1960)
"A Woman Is...." This product information film was made by General Electric to educate their "Sales Men" about the selling features of the 1960 line of electric ranges, and how Women can be made happy if only given the right appliances to allow them to best please their men. And oh, ...
Hair Spring Straightening (1974)
This 16mm Eastman Color film was produced by the Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction and the Office Of Career Education of the Board of Education, City of New York in 1974 and features a tutorial on various methods of correcting damaged hair springs in watches and clocks, as demonstrated by horologis...
Gear Manufacturing: The Precision Line (1964)
From Gears to Golf in scintillating Kodachrome! This promotional film by the Fellows Gear Shaper Company in Springfield Vermont has stunningly photographed footage of the processes and machinery for gear fabrication, and seems to have been intended as part sales pitch for machinery and part Rotary C...
Stagecraft: Scenery Frame Construction (1959)
This is a classic Coronet Films educational reel from 1959 that shows two young people perfectly following the strict rules of stage frame construction using all of the proper materials, fasteners, guides, and procedures. YOU must do the same! Enjoy!https://youtu.be/CqE1h5OozF4
My EIKI Telecine 16mm Transfer Setup
You asked for it - You got it! A detailed look at the process I have set up in the lab for transferring my16mm film archive to the YouTube channel. We look at the EIKI model NT-0T 30fps Telecine projector, and compare it to my Bell and Howell model 2585 24fps projector. I also take the curtain aside...
Transistor Structure: Bell Labs (1965)
This FULL-ON Bell Labs 16mm film was produced with MIT and is presented in luxurious Kodachrome! Absolutely the definition of Bell Labs Films in the heart of the transistor era, you can really chew on this gorgeous piece of Edu-tainment. This reel was transferred from my own 16mm archive print using...
Atomic Energy (1982)
A rather blurry 16mm print, and a bit dark, but the color is still vivid. Pretty trippy for '82 with lots of impressive animation in this one - like an intermission film shown at a Laserium show - would be a perfect projected backdrop for a concert! Nuclear fission, atomic reactors, thermonuclea...
Electricity: The Energy Of Electrons
This film is undated, and the generic print stock has lost virtually all of the blue layer (Color by Fade), so even after much post production color processing this is as good as it gets. Definitely a trip back to high school in this one! The bell bottoms say 1972, but the hair says 1981 - So your g...
RCA Tube Manufacturing In Lancaster PA (1966)
A truly one of a kind reel from my collection, this one I picked up in a second hand shop in Lancaster County back around 1993 and it is a training film made in 1966 just for a single production stage at the massive RCA Vacuum Tube Manufacturing Plant that was the major employer in Lancaster at that...
