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| | THE DP70 WEB SITE |  The web site is in three parts: a simple story about the the DP70 / Universal 70-35 Projector / Norelco AA11 machine and several lists of cinemas and serial numbers.
DP70s collected until now (to be updated):
45 countries with DP70
667 Serial Numbers
1073+ Theatres |
| | SERIAL NUMBERS | Go to DP70 / AAII / The Todd-AO Projector serial numbers: 0600 - 2532
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Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Brazil | Canada | Chile | China | Denmark | England | Finland | France | Germany | Holland | Hong Kong | Iceland | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Lebanon | Mexico | New Zealand | Malaya | Malta | Morocco | Northern Ireland | Norway | Philippines | Portugal | Rumania | Russia | Scotland | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | South Africa | Thailand | Tunis | USA | Venezuela | Vietnam
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Serial number
Present location (Cinema or private)
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| | RECENTLY ADDED NUMBERS AND MACHINES | 1693 + 1697 + 2189 located in Pittsburgh (PA)
2085+2158 installed at Vista, Hollywood
Update on prototype, 1741, 1744, 1932, 1942, 2015, 2312 and 2439
2330 to KINO, Rotterdam, Holland
2442 to Gentofte Kino, Denmark
2159 + 2276 moved to new location
806 used as spares
1910+1912 being prepared with new shutters in Holland
Picture from Halmstad, Sweden
885 to Italy
Boston Light and Sound working on 2085, 2158, 2411, 739, 1377, 627
Rosbeek Cinema installed 1705 in Filmhuis the Haque, Holland
Update on 887, 888, 2309, 2329 & 2401 in Australia
Machines #1384 & #1408 back at work in NY
Machines 1774 & 1875 from Sweden are junked
2366 in Switzerland
1466 + 1469 in Australia
864 + 869 with Stephen Rowley, UK
651 + 652 now with Tim Burke
1920 + 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts
1492 + 1493 in Germany
New images from Marocco and Oklahoma
2006 + 2007 added from Morocco
1984 + 1989 added
New image from Switzerland and Africa
New image of DP70 2125
2304 moved to Bob Leader
880+881 from Warner (DC), are scrapped
2311+2312 moved to the Academy, California (CA)
1352 is a now a museum exhibit in England
1513 was taken to the scrap dealer in April 2013
1960+1967 added to the list of DP70s in Virginia (VA)
2171 moved to new home in Denmark
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| | | BUILDING THE DP70 |  Construction of the Philips All Purpose projector DP70
By Philips Cinema, a division of Philips Electro Acoustics division (ELA), Eindhoven, Holland
The Cinema Department of the Philips works in Eindhoven (Netherlands) were asked to develop a special projector which had to be suitable for running 70mm films with magnetic sound tracks and which after replacement of some easily removable parts could be made suitable rapidly for the reproduction of 35mm films with optical sound track and of CinemaScope films with four magnetic sound tracks. |  Jan Jacob Kotte
By Anton P Kotte
Philips is known all over the world for electrical shavers, food processors, consumer electronics and a "millon" other things. Little known today perhaps is that Philips was a leading company in manufacturing a series of outstanding motion picture projectors. |  A Brief History of Philips Cinema
By C. G. Nijsen
The Philips Light bulb factory was founded in 1891 by Gerard Philips and Dr. Anton Philips. When the "Philips" brand became so successful, they decided to enlarge their scope from lamps only to everything electrical or electronic. |  PHILIPS EQUIPMENT for picture projection and sound reproduction of TODDA.O. 70mm FILM
By W. J. M. Jansen
The purpose of this paper is to explain the design of the Philips projector for the Todd-AO system. Change-over from 35mm. to 70mm. projection, and vice versa, should only take a few minutes to allow of both types of film being shown in the same performance.
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| | DP70 BROCHURE, DATA AND PRICE |  PDF: The Philips Multi-Purpose Todd-AO Projector (DP70)
PDF: Der Projector DP70
PDF: Philips Cinema Equipment News
Three DP70 Brochures
PDF: North American DP70 brochure
PDF: Norelco AAII Universal 70-35 Projector
PDF: European DP70 Brochure
PDF: British Kinematograph - Philips DP70 (PDF)
Theatre Lists
Norelco AAII / DP70 Theatre List (PDF)
Original 1957 DP70 invoice:
Haus Savoy, Hamburg 1957
Haus Savoy, Hamburg, Rechnung April 1957
Haus Savoy, Hamburg, Rechnung December 1957
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| | OSCAR FOR DP70 |  On Monday April 8, 1963 Fred J Pfeiff, technical manager of the motion picture equipment department of Norelco (North American Philips), received the 1962 Class 2 Oscar plaque for:
"The design and engineering of the Norelco Universal 70/35mm motion picture projector".
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|  DP70: A Story of the Todd-AO Projector
By Thomas Hauerslev
Today, when most cinemas have converted to digital presentations, there is less need for the DP70 or any other film projector and most of the machines are now redundant, with notable exceptions such as the Schauburg, and other 70mm venues. |  DP70: Die Geschichte des Todd-AO Projektors
Von Thomas Hauerslev
Heute haben die meisten Kinos auf digitale Vorfόhrverfahren umgestellt und der DP70 wird - wie auch alle anderen Filmprojektoren - nur noch selten benφtigt. In den meisten Kinos haben sie nun ausgedient, es gibt jedoch ein paar rόhmliche Ausnahmen wie etwa die Schauburg oder andere 70mm-Kinos. |
| | DP70 PROJECTION |  70mm film projection lenses for the DP70
The Todd-AO system requires a very large optical system. The size of this system determines that of the lens holder. The lens is focused by means of the knob underneath the carriage over which the entire lens holder slides during focusing; this adjustment is free of any play. Special attention has been paid to the precision of this adjustment, since either a too fine or a too coarse adjustment may render focusing difficult. |
| | TESTIMONIALS |  Wonderful stuff on the DP70s site where do you find the time?!!
Jim Slater, Cinema Technology, England
It's a great job you'v done! My compliments. Keep on!
Best regards, Volker Hannemann, Germany
Very interesting website as I just have been looking it over.
Bill Dubiel, USA
Hi, Enjoyed your wide-screen site very much.
Charles Slater, Australia
Congratulations for all what you do in favour of DP70. I am a fan of these machines.
Best Regards, Gerard Cortιs, Spain.
| Your web site? YEAHHH, STILL GREAT!!!!
Best regards, Luc, France
Just a quick note to congratulate you on your excellent website in respect of the Philips DP70, projector a machine I worked with for a few years at the Queens Theatre in Newcastle On Tyne. U.K.
Neil Thomson, Odeon Cinemas, Newcastle, England
Us here at WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) really appreciate your passion for the DP70 and commitment to keeping records on it!
Regards, Joe Murray
DP70 - A MASTERPIECE
I think DP70s are a sight to behold in their own right and were the most visionary piece of engineering imaginable.
Trevor Wilson, Australia
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