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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SOUND
DATE: 1950–1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0491.001

MANUFACTURER: PAILLARD BOLEX
MODEL: H-16 DE-LUXE
LOCATION: Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: 75331
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY WITH LEATHER COVERING/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 22.0 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S
Canada: EDWARD KOWALSKI (ORIGINAL OWNER) WAS AN AMATEUR DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKER WHO MADE FILMS FOR THE POLISH-CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO BETWEEN 1958 & 1973. ONE OF HIS FILMS HAS BEEN PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (VIDEO REF. LIB. #VI 8603-001) [SEE S.I. FILE 930261]
Function: USED TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON FILM
Technical: THIS CAMERA WAS THE FIRST THAT HAD THE OCTAMETER VIEWFINDER OPTION [REF 1]. IT WAS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT ITS FIELD OF VIEW COULD BE CONTINUOUSLY VARIED TOCORRESPOND WITH THE FIELDS OBTAINED WITH LENSES OF DIFFERENT FOCAL LENGTHS. [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE ON SIDE: 'PAILLARD/ BOLEX/ MADE IN SWITZERLAND'/ VARIOUS SCALES/ BADGE ON EYE LEVEL FOCUS: 'FABRICATION SUISSE MADE IN SWITZERLAND/ paillard/ BOLEX'/ STAMPED IN FILM CHAMBER AND DOOR: '75331'/ MOLDED IN TAKE-UP SPOOL: 'KODAK SPOOL/ T.M. REG US PAT. OFF.'
Missing: LENSES
Finish: BLACK LEATHER COVERING; SHINY METAL TRIM
Decoration: METAL TRIM AROUND EDGES OF CAMERA BODY

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PAILLARD BOLEX, Camera, between 1950–1954, Artifact no. 1997.0491, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0491.001/

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