General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

9.5 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

9.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PAILLARD

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC; AND FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF IN AFRICA. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND N. AMERICA. [REF 3]

Function

USED TO SHIFT THE CAMERA DIAGONALLY SO THAT THE TOP LEFT FOCUSSING POSITION MAY BE TEMPORARILY PLACED IN THE EXACT POSITION OF THE TAKING LENS.

Technical

USING THIS DEVICE AND SHIFTING THE CAMERA ENSURES THAT THERE ARE NO PARALLEX ERRORS AND ITS USE IS RECOMMENDED FOR SUBJECTS AT A DISTANCE OF 20" AND UNDER. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE CAMERA SET UP IS ABSOLUTELY LEVELBEFORE USING THIS ACCESSORY. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S BADGE ON SIDE: 'FABRICATION SUISSE MADE IN SWITZERLAND/ Bolex/ paillard'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: '1 RACK - OVER [?] BOLEX H CAMERA/ PAILLARD BOLEX [REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES]'/ HANDWRITTEN ON FRONT SIDE OF LID: 'RACKOVER FOR BOLEX. USE WITH TITLER.'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

MATTE BLACK TEXTURED BODY WITH CHROMED KNOBS/ BOX: BLACK BOTTOM AND WHITE TOP

Decoration

MFG'S LOGO BADGE ON SIDE OF DEVICE