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Editor, Film

Object number2018.142.2

Manufacturer Moviola Manufacturing Company

Manufacturer Veeder-Root Incorporated

Retailer S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corporation

OriginHollywood, CA

OriginHartford, CT

OriginNew York, NY

MediumMetal; Paint; Rubber; Fabric; Glass; Electrical wiring

Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

DescriptionFlatbed film editing machine. Painted gray-green metal machine on four casters with black rubber wheels; rear casters are locking. Rectangular bottom section is open on proper right side and has two foot pedals at rear center. Rectangular box on the proper left side of bottom section; back has toggle controls, volume control, headphones jack, and metal maker plates; proper left side has two interior compartments with doors; top compartment contains access to the motor and bottom compartment contains power supply with glass vacuum tubes intact. Top of flatbed has the viewing screen on the proper right side with colorless glass window and upright sides; speaker at top center with woven brown fabric grill. Top proper left side of flatbed has motorized machines to hold picture and sound rolls; proper right machine (at center of machine) has covered compartment containing a lightbulb, below this is a counter. One handle on each short side at center. Black rubber electrical cords throughout including power cord with three-prong plug at end.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 52.125 x 42.375 x 25.188 in. (132.4 x 107.6 x 64 cm)
InscriptionsAbove speaker is black plastic label with raised white text "UNIT NO. 32".

Counter on top central machine reads "00015".

Back of bottom section on the proper left side has control text including "SOUNDHEAD MOTOR / FORWARD / REVERSE / ON / OFF", "HEAD PHONES", and "VOLUME / OFF".

Back of bottom section on the proper right side has control text "MOTOR / FORWARD / BACKWARD".

Side of the power supply inside the bottom proper left side compartment has text at viewer's left "TRANS. / 6V6 / 5Y3 / 6V6 / 6V6 / 12 AU 7 12 AX 7" and "FUSE" and viewer's right "MAG. OPT. TONE / LO HI".
MarksPlate on proper left side of top central machine reads "MODEL LPV / SERIAL 36027 / MOVIOLA MFG. CO."

Plate on proper left side of proper left machine reads "MODEL SL / SERIAL 36028 / MOVIOLA MFG. CO."

Plate on back side of counter box reads "VEEDER-ROOT / INCORPORATED / 1234 / VR / HARTFORD W. / CONN., U. S. A."

Back of bottom section on the proper left side has three plates at bottom:
Top plate: "MOVIOLA / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED / MODEL / ULPVS / 115 VOLTS AMPS 60 CY. / SERIAL NO. / 36026 / MOVIOLA MANUFACTURING CO. / 1451 GORDON ST., HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. / MADE IN U.S.A.";
Middle plate: "S.O.S. / ESTD. 1928 / MOTION PICTURE & TV STATION EQUIPMENT / S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp. / ... NEW YORK, 19 N.Y.";
Bottom plate: "MANUFACTURED UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING / U.S. PATENTS / ..."; and
Sticker below has text "UNION MADE / AOM / INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS".

Plate on the side of the power supply inside the bottom proper left side compartment has text "MOVIOLA / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED / MODEL / 1800 / 115 VOLTS 75 AMPS 50-60 CY. / SERIAL NO. / 3568 / MOVIOLA MANUFACTURING CO. / 1451 GORDON ST., HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. / MADE IN U.S.A."
Historical NotesEarly display flatbed. Part of a collection related to Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PF/PCA). Pittsburgh Filmmakers played a crucial role in Pittsburgh’s independent film community since its founding as an equipment access co-op in the early 1970s. As part of our ongoing initiative to collect and document the history of film in Pittsburgh, the Heinz History Center worked with Filmmakers on finding a home for some of the equipment, signage, and educational materials that helped shape the experience of generations of students and community members.

Previous owner Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Previous owner Pittsburgh Filmmakers

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