VTG Revere Movie Projector Model 85 8mm film 1940's + power cord + working light

Description

This is branded as a "Revere Light Projector".  It is used for 8mm film.  This listing includes
the projector
power cord
one take up reel
carry case
Projector case dimensions 14 inches height, 7 1/4 inches width, 10 1/2 length
I have plugged it in and the motor works as well as the light.
Founded in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, as the Excel Auto Radiator Company by Ukrainian immigrant Samuel Briskin to manufacture car radiators, but started manufacturing some coarse household products later in the decade.
Built for Excel – and designed by
Alfred S. Alschuler
,
[1]
the manufacturing facility was located at 320 E. 21st St.,
Chicago, Illinois
.
[2]
They started making budget
8 mm
movie cameras in 1939 through a subsidiary run by Briskin's sons, such as the
Revere 88 Movie Camera
and the
Revere 85
8mm Projector. That company was later merged into Excel Auto Radiator Co., which then changed its name to Revere Camera Co. The Revere name is taken from the
Revere Copper Company
,
[2]
which provided financial backing for Excel during the depression.