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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SOUND/SPOOL FILM
DATE: 1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0322.001

MANUFACTURER: PAILLARD BOLEX
MODEL: C8
LOCATION: Geneva, Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: 437546
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL CASE, PLATED STEEL SHAFTS & MOVING PARTS. STEEL CLOCKWORK SPRING. GLASS & METAL LENS, GLASS VIEWFINDER OPTICS. MISC. METAL HARDWARE. LEATHER WRIST STRAP IS ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF CAMERA.

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 14.0 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: PAILLARD
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Geneva

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1954 -1975
Canada: NIL
Function: USED TO PROVIDE A RECORD OF MOTION BY EXPOSING A SERIES OF STILL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES ON A STRIP OF PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM
Technical: HIGH GRADE AMATEUR CAMERA
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INSIDE CAMERA: 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR/ 437546'/ ON TAKE-UP SPOOL: 'I' 'II'/ WINDOW IN BACK: 'F'/ TWO DIALS ON SIDE PLUS CHART: 'i/sec sec/ 8 1/17/ 16 1/35/ 24 1/50/ 32 1/70/ 48 1/100/64 1/140'/ ON FRONT: 'c8/ paillard'/ 'FABRICATION SUISSE - MADE IN SWITZERLAND/ PAILLARD - BOLEX/ COLOR - PANCHRO - MICROPAN SUPER X - HYPAN - SUPERPAN 16 i/sec/ [VARIOUS DRAWINGS SHOWING LIGHT AND ACTION WITH SHUTTER SPEEDS]'/ ON BOTTOM: '437546'/ ON LENS HOUSING: 'LYTAR 1/2" f:2.5/ [f STOP DIAL FROM 2.5 TO 22]'/WRITTEN IN PENCIL INSIDE DOOR: '01866/ 9/7/62'/ (SEE WORKSHEET IN S.I. FILE)
Missing: NIL
Finish: BLACK LEATHER (REAL OR SIMULATED) COVER WITH PLATED TRIM. FRONT PLATE AND SPING CASE, VERY FINE BLACK WRINKLE ENAMEL
Decoration: WINDING KEY, EXPOSED METAL TRIM, BRITE METAL PLATING

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PAILLARD BOLEX, Camera, circa 1954, Artifact no. 1996.0322, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0322.001/

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