The splicer, afterwards simply know as the “Catozzo”, was born as a result of a serious form of allergy to the smell of the cement suffered by his inventor which produced the happy intuition to use adhesive tape in its place, for joining the various film ends together.
This idea was subsequently consolidated and patented all over the world, developing into all the various currently existing models. [SOURCE: https://www.cir-srl.com/ last accessed 20/06/2019]
CIR (Costruzione Incollatrici Rapide) Catozzo
Incollatrice M. 2-16mm 2T splicer
with adhesive tape
housed in original cardbox box.
Housed in storage box stamped three times with:
Michael Hudson
Phone 387 4549
Film Production & design
626 Park Street
North Carlton VIC 3054
Included are: Instructions per film 16mm
description of splicers flier that folds out.
Made in Italy. Patented
Label at the bottom of the splicer has been attached which says:
Michael Hudson
Phone 387 4549
Film Production & design
626 Park Street
North Carlton VIC 3054
Inscribed at the base: Made in Italy. US pat
silver label at the base reads:
made in Italy by
Officine Meccaniche
Dr. Leo Catozzo
00050 Santa Severa (Roma)
Tel. 0766/78008-78181
FPB A-2025
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
On display until
16 February 2031
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
E000245
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-04. Materiality → MI-04-C01
Measurements
104 x 155 x 148 mm
Object Types
Film editing equipment/Film and television equipment