The Kalee 7 was a widely known projector and used the world over. The model was first built in 1925 by the newly formed Kalee Company of Leeds (formerly the New Century collaboration) It was first built as a silent projector and differed from earlier models in the construction of its gears and lubrication system.

This particular projector ended its running days installed in Williton House, Bletchley Park (ajacent to the entrance to Station X) and it finds fame in that it was installed in Sir Winston Churchill’s private cinema in the House.

KALEE 7 35mm PROJECTOR Picture & Sound heads

Built first as a silent projector the Kalee 7 was easily adapted for the ‘talkie’ age. Seen here is the front shutter arrangement which was a feature of the model. The photophone optical sound head is shown in close-up. Whether this particular projector would also have had a sound-on-disc unit is a matter for conjecture.