General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BASE/ METAL SPLICER, REWINDER, & PARTS/ WOOD KNOBS/ GLASS LAMP BULB, OPTICS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ FABRIC COVERED POWER CORD/ METAL WIRE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

50.8 cm

Width

15.0 cm

Height

25.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bell Howell

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EQUIPMENT OWNED BY CAMERON M. EDWARDS, DONOR'S GRANDFATHER, WHO DIED IN 1978. HE WAS AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER/CINEMATOGRAPHER. IN 1920S-1930S HE WAS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF DAY, GIVING HIM ACCESS TO FILM VENUES SUCH AS ROYAL TOUR, INCLUDING VISITS TO PARLIAMENT HILL, HARRINGTON LAKE, ETC. SOME OF HIS FILMS ARE NOW AT NAC UNDER C.M. EDWARDS.

Function

DEVICE USED TO VIEW CINE FILM WITHOUT PROJECTION & TO SELECT & REMOVE FRAMES NOT DESIRED IN FINISHED FILM.

Technical

FILM EDITOR CONSISTING OF FILM VIEWER, SPLICER, & REWINDER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK & GOLD PLATE READING "BELL & HOWELL CO./ CHICAGO/ PAT. APPD. FOR"

Missing

BOTTLES OF CEMENT, WATER?

Finish

BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON VIEWER & REWINDER PARTS/ METALLIC & BRUSHED METAL PARTS/ DARK BROWN WOOD/ BLACK POWER CORD

Decoration

N/A