Westrex 35mm Sound and Film Editing Machine
- Made:
- 1930s in Chicago
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Westrex 35mm sound and picture editing machine made by Western Electric.
Westrex was the sound company that, along with RCA, ruled over film sound for the first 40 years of the movie industry. Its equipment encompassed the whole chain: microphones, production recorders, re-recording consoles and machines to optical cameras, all of which were leased to studios in exchange for royalty fees.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 2011-5003
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified), glass and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
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overall: 1355 mm x 455 mm x 670 mm,
- type:
- sound editing equipment
- credit:
- National Media Museum, Bradford
