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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website “Faithfully Yours” (1942) is a short promo film for Victor Animatograph Corporation’s Victor Animatophone Model 40A 16mm film projector. The first nine or so minutes of the film are in black and white as the narrator details the various features of the projector and the final few minutes of the film are in color (Kodachrome) and consists of a montage of random scenes meant to exemplify the wonders of color footage. The Victor Animatograph Corporation was a maker of projection equipment founded in 1910 in Davenport, Iowa by Swedish-born American inventor Alexander F. Victor. The firm introduced its first 16mm camera and movie projector on August 12, 1923, just months after Kodak introduced the very first 16mm machines on the market. Title page and opening credits (0:07). Victor Animatophone Model 40A slowly rotates on table as narrator details product (0:26). Presenter opens body of camera to reveal apparatus used for threading Kalart/Victor (1:09). Hand points to safety features in camera’s body that prevent damage to film (1:22). Close-up oversized drive sprocket as film runs through it (1:44). Close-up of off-set film loop (2:05). Presenter demonstrates special feature: Exclusive swing out lens mount; hand cleans aperture (2:13). Close-up recessed channels and rollers (2:35). Close-up of hands as they operate framing device (2:45). Close-up as dual poles move film strip through projector (2:57). Close-up optical units (3:18). Cross hatch illustration of multiple wall lamp house (3:35). Hands hold lamp house and clean it with rag (3:47). Mazda projection lamp (4:02). Close-up of mechanisms and levers used to protect the film strips once in camera (4:15). Sound head alongside stainless steel stationary sound drum with Victor’s Animatophone Corporation logo imprinted on side; Close-up interior of sound drum (4:59). Controls on exterior of projector: Voltage control, jack and volume control for microphone on back panel of projector; Other jacks for phonograph record turntable and booster amplifier; Keyed sockets for electrical supplies and speaker cords, volume control, tone control (5:45). Kalart/Victor on projector quickly rewinds film strip (6:42). Presenter detaches custom-built amplifier from projector unit; Close-up interior of amplifier (6:55). Model 40A amplifier wiring diagram (7:20). Key parts of Victor Model laid out on table; Narrator’s hand points to each device as it is discussed: Photoelectric cell, exciter lamp, projection lamp, speaker and current supply cord plugs, pilot light, sound drum (7:30). Close-up as cloth is used to gently clean sound drum; Seven projector oiling points (7:56). Map of United States with dots highlighting locations of trained Victor servicemen (8:20). Footage switches from black and white to color (Kodachrome), footage of Victor Animatophone Model 40A rotating on display table (8:38). Various purchasing packages for the Victor Animatophone Model 40A projector: Victor Animatophone Model 40A beside carrying case with Victor’s Animatophone Corporation logo, speaker, microphone packages, booster amplifier (9:09). Examples of 16mm color footage - skiers glide down snowy mountain, logs unchained fall into stream, hay is processed by farming vehicle, young girl wears traditional Mexican dress, close-ups of various flours, man playing church organ (10:11). Movie ends (11:06). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
