Here, I am starting a small (and unofficial) chronical of the Microfilm Machines produced by 3M and its predecessor, the Filmsort Company.
It's my intent to overview some of those machines for posterity, from the view of people who dealt with them. I'm one of those people, so
you will be hearing from me, for now.
3M assigned a sequential internal numerical model number for each machine. Then, the marketing department of each manufacturing division assigned a sales name
(often a number-name) to it for field use.
I will begin by listing some of them, then I will attempt to write a short essay about some of them.
Int-Sales
23 Filmac 100 Reader Printer
29 Filmac 200 Reader Printer
35 Filmac 300 Reader Printer
38 Hand Mounter
39 SAM Semi Automatic Mounter
41 041 Card Duplicator
49 Diazo Aperture Card Developer
53 Aperture Card Exposure Unit
86 086 Combined Aperture Card Expose/Developer Unit
59 1000D Processor Camera
75 400 Reader Printer
78 2000 Processor Camera
89 Quadrant Dry Silver Printer
102 333 Dry Silver Printer
111 Consultant Microfiche Reader
114 Consultant Microfiche Reader
115 Electron Beam Recorder
183 3M Quantimatic Printer
260 600 Reader Printer
261 DupliFiche Microfiche Printer
262 Duplifiche Microfiche Developer
275 500 Reader Printer
295 201 Reader Printer
407 Dupliprinter
419 3400/3401 16mm Cartridge Camera
475 800 Reader Printer
--- 5000? Laser Beam Recorder
--- 510 Autofiche
--- 520 Aperture Card Dupliprinter
--- 7530/7540 Microfilm/Microfiche Reader Printer
664 630 Microfilm Reader Printer
--- 2300 Processor Camera
--- 2800 Processor Camera
--- 900 Reader Printer
--- EF6000 Page Search Reader Printer
--- 161 Camera
--- EF5000 Document Camera
--- FS6 Camera
--- 6500/6600 Planetary Camera
--- 6620 Rotary Camera
--- 1050 Step and Repeat Camera
--- Beta 711? COM Recorder
I know I'm missing many of them, but I will be adding additional machines as I get information about them.
If you'd like to contribute an article about any one of these machines, please use the contact link at the top of this page to let me know.