Recorder, film

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OBJECT TYPE: 16MM/MAGNETIC STRIPE
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0432.001

MANUFACTURER: Bell & Howell
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 6.5 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: Bell Howell
Country: Japan
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 AFRICAN UN FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND NORTH AMERICA. [REF 2]
Function: TO RECORD SOUND ON 16MM STRIPED FILM. [REF 1]
Technical: SOUND FROM UP TO THREE DIFFERENT SOURCES CAN BE RECORDED AND MIXED IN ANY PROPORTION AT THE SAME TIME.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON TOP PANEL: 'BELL & HOWELL RECORDING UNIT/ a1 a2 Q O'/ '0' TO '10' AROUND DIALS
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: TOP PANEL: BRUSHED METAL; BACK & SIDES: TEXTURED DARK GREY; SHINY METAL AND BLACK KNOBS; BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Bell & Howell, Recorder, film, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1997.0432, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0432.001/

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