General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

16

Total Parts

21

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

Metal & glass; comes in a synthetic case - not original

Dimensions

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

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Weight

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Diameter

4.2 cm

Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine cameras

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS CAMERA WAS PROBABLY USED FROM THE LATE 1950S TO THE 1980S BY MR. H. EASTWOOD, FATHER OF DONOR

Canada

MR. EASTWOOD WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER, ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND, BUT RETIRED TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AT THE END OF HIS LIFE. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC AND FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA; THE NWT AND ALASKA; AND MEXICO; AS WELL AS OTHER PLACES IN N. AMERICA.

Function

USED TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON FILM.

Technical

THE PAILLARD-BOLEX WAS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR "AMATEUR" CINE CAMERAS IN USE IN THE 1950S. THE REFLEX, INTRODUCED IN 1956, INCLUDED A "REVOLUTIONARY REFLEX SYSTEM" WHICH ALLOWED VIEWING & FOCUSSING THROUGH THE LENS BEFORE AS WELL AS DURING SHOOTING. IT WAS ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR TITLING, SPECIAL EFFECTS & EXTREME CLOSE-UPS [REF 1].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Stamped in ring: ‘SERIES VI WRATTEN FILTER X2 MADE IN U.S.A.'/ [Molded in lid of case: ‘KODAK'

Missing

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Finish

Shiny silver ring with black writing; green glass [case black bottom with yellow lid]

Decoration

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