Rare CIGARETTE LIGHTER/PEN SHAPED ADVERTISING Wenzel Projector Co. Free Shipping

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Rare CIGARETTE LIGHTER/PEN SHAPED ADVERTISING Wenzel Projector Co.
(a little bit of history here, see below)
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Fred A Wenzel was a machinist at Simplex in the 20s. He broke away and formed his own company called the Wenzel Projector Company in Chicago in the early 30s. The Wenzel 'ACE'
projector was a carbon copy of the Simplex Regular (Standard) Fred developed many variations on his machine, like the model BW
that was made for Ballantyne. It was an ACE with a couple of heavier bearing surfaces and a different film side door that had the Ballantyne logo. The Pro 4 was a mid 50s
model still basically the ACE model but with easier oiling, and an easy to remove film trap door and an optional 4" lens holder.
Wenzel developed the model 6 'ACE' in 1958
that had a conical shutter like the Simplex XL and other new improvements, but it was never mass made, as Edw. H. Wolk Co., Inc. purchased the Wenzel Company in 1958 after Fred Wenzel took ill. Wenzel made a couple
of soundheads too, as well as repair parts for the Simplex machine, and many specialty repair tools for the projector repairman, such as intermittent run-in holders, sprocket pullers, and taper pin reamers. Of course Wenzel made a pedestal and other projection accessories. In a similar light, Sam Kaplan was a machinist too at Simplex in the 20s,
he too formed his own operation in the 30s known as Kaplan 'Sure-Fit' Projectors & parts. (Also a copy of the Simplex Regular) Kaplan went onto form the Century Projector
Company and with the help of Larry Little
developed the famous Century C model in the 40s.