General Information

Serial #

252566

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY, PARTS/ GLASS OPTICS/ SYNTHETIC EYEPIECE & PARTS/ LEATHER STRAP & CASE

Dimensions

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

Length

19.5 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

6.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine cameras

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

LATE 1930S +

Canada

CAMERA 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 RECORD CINE IMAGES IN TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT.

Technical

1930S 16 MM MOVIE CAMERA WITH ART-DECO BLACK ENAMEL METAL BODY, INTENDED FOR USE WITH NEW EASTMAN KODAK MAGAZINES OF ITS PERIOD. 1937 FILMO 141-B HAD OPTICAL EYE LEVEL FINDER, SPRING MOTOR, 16-64 FRAMES PER SECOND.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED PLATED LETTERING ON BLACK EXPOSURE GUIDE ON CAMERA SIDE READS "FILMO 141-B/ BELL & HOWELL CO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS/ MADE IN U.S.A."/ INCISED WHITE "252566" ON UNDERSIDE/ INCISED WHITE LETTERING ON LENS READING "B & H LUMAX 1 INCH f/1.9 Made in England Pat. App. For.", WITH INCISED "161185.64 2.8 1.9"/ HANDWRITTEN LABEL ON CASE READS "CAMERON M. EDWARDS/ 61 ROXBOROUGH APTS/ OTTAWA, ONT. CANADA/ HOME CE5-7153"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK WRINKLE & GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED BODY/ PLATED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC & STRAP/ BROWN CASE

Decoration

N/A