Born in 1917, Eddie worked for a long time as an electrical engineer for Wollongong Council. With a love of cinema technology he also spent many of his evenings working as a projectionist in theatres throughout the Illawarra region, including the Regent Theatre, Civic Theatre and later as the Saturday night projectionist at the School of Arts Theatre in Balgownie. It was here at the School of Arts Theatre that Eddie operated a pair of Cummings and Wilson ‘junior’ (model P6) projectors. After 3 or 4 years operating them he decided it was time to make one. With a keen eye for detail and a real love of tinkering in his workshop, Eddie set himself the challenge of manufacturing an exact replica of the 35mm projector.