1952 First Commercial Eidophor (Swiss/USA)
1 Eidophor system, 2 Lens, 3 Color wheel, 4 Vacuum pumps, 5 Arc Lamps, 6 Drive Electronics
By June of 1952, Eidophor was giving the press and industry demonstration of their latest projector in a Fox theatre in New York City. GE had assisted with the electronics and CBS had provided its new field-sequential color system. Fox purchased two units with an option to purchase up to 1,000 projectors.