Westrex 35mm Sound and Film Editing Machine

Made:
Chicago
maker:
Western Electric Company, Inc
Westrex 35mm editing machine Westrex 35mm editing machine

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Westrex 35mm editing machine
Science Museum Group Collection
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Westrex 35mm editing machine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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:
overall: 1355 mm x 455 mm x 670 mm,
type:
sound editing equipment
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford