General Information

Serial #

187292 [CAMERA]

Part Number

1

Total Parts

20

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CASE: LEATHER COVERED CARDSTOCK WITH METAL HARDWARE/ .1 CAMERA: METAL BODY COVERED ON OUTSIDE WITH LEATHER; METAL WORKING PARTS; GLASS LENSES

Dimensions

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

Length

33.0 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

17.0 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

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

HAROLD EASTWOOD WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER, ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND, BUT RETIRED TO PEI AT THE END OF HIS LIFE. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC & FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND 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 CLOSEUPS [REF 1].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CASE: STAMPED IN LID: 'Bolex/ paillard'/ .1 CAMERA: MFG'S PLATE: 'PAILLARD/ BOLEX/ FABR. SUISSE MADE IN SWITZERLAND'/ STAMPED ON TOP 'H16 REFLEX'/ PRINTED INSIDE COVER: 'GR.BRIT. No. 739975/ 764945/ 769395/ U.S.A. PAT. NO. 2702491/ 2832258/ Ned.Octrooi No. 91188/ PATENT APPLIED FOR'/ STAMPED ON BOTTOM: '187292'/ PRINTED ON LENSES: 'YVAR 1:2,8 f=75mm AR/ No 243014''SWITAR 1:1,6 f=10mm H16 RX No 527266''SWITAR 1:1,4 f=25mm H16 RX No 537610' [ALL HAVE 'Kern Paillard/ Switzerland' PRINTED ON THEM AS WELL AS SCALES]/ DESIGNATIONS PRINTED AROUND VARIOUS DIALS AND BUTTONS/ 'Kern/ paillard' MOLDED IN LENS COVERS.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CASE: BROWN LEATHER ON OUTSIDE WITH YELLOW THREAD AND GOLD COLOURED METAL FIXTURES; PALE BROWN SUEDE LINING/ .1 CAMERA: BLACK LEATHER WITH SHINY METAL TRIM.

Decoration

N/A