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ALEF
Not sure where this is finally going to end up, but it has all these machines, none of which have I ever seen.
The only Alef I have ever seen in the flesh is this one. It has a lot in common with the above machines, especially
the Bilcin, but I think is much later. The blue ones are a toy 9.5 Alef from Dave Humphrey.
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You may recall Illustra Enterprises. I remember Peter Spooner telling me of his frequent visits there; he
described it as something of an Aladdin's cave, piled high with cine stuff. The proprietor was obviously
a bit of a wheeler-dealer, as evidenced by the items in his lists. Later, he bought the 17.5mm Library
from Pathescope when they lost interest in it after the successful launch of 9.5 sound. Peter wrote
about Illustra in Flickers, many years ago. Here are some adverts of Illustra wares and a projector review.
The "Illustra" projector reviewed by ACW is not only obviously an Alef, it actually says so on the side.
I saw one once (see photo) and my impressions of it were rather better than the Reviewer's. I suspect
the 35mm machine is also an Alef.