G. B Bell and Howell 606H 8mm cine projector

G. B. Bell and Howell 606H standard 8mm cine projector, c. 1956. Made under licence from Bell and Howell by Gaumont British.

8mm film cameras and projectors were introduced in the 1930s (initially by Eastman Kodak Company), making home movie making available to many more people.

Bell and Howell was a US company that manufactured cameras, lenses, and motion picture equipment. It was originally founded in 1907, and was based near Chicago.

G. B. stands for Gaumont British, part of the Rank Organisation, who after the Second World War partnered with Bell and Howell to manufacture, under licence, models of their equipment. These models, branded as either G.B.-Bell & Howell or Bell & Howell-Gaumont in Great Britain, were identical to the American models except in model number.

In 1958, this projector cost £63.