Revere Camera Company Model 85 8mm Projector

Object/Artifact

Virgin Valley Heritage Museum

This Revere Camera Company model 85 projector 8mm was owned by Cindy Hughes Dupaix father De Ma Hughes (Grandson of Charles and Orilla Hughes)

Name/Title

Revere Camera Company Model 85 8mm Projector

Entry/Object ID

2019.604.0001

Description

This Revere Camera Company Model 85 8mm Projector was owned by Cindy Hughes Dupaix's father, Charles DeMar Hughes (Grandson of Orilla and Charles Arthur Hughes). It was purchased circa 1952 and was used as a form of entertainment before television came to the valley. The Hughes family would gather together to watch home movies on the projector. The projector is still in working order.