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OBJECT TYPE: SUPER 8/NON-SOUND
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0256.001

MANUFACTURER: Bell & Howell
MODEL: AUTOLOAD 339
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 111087
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SYNTHETIC AND METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION; GLASS OPTICS..2 IMITATION LEATHER CASE WITH STRAP; METAL HARDWARE..3 SYNTHETIC AND METAL CASING AND FITTINGS; GLASS LAMP BULB.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 18.5 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: Bell Howell
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA USED 1968-1980S.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON SUPER 8MM CINE FILM.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 " [logo] BELL & HOWELL AUTOLOAD" marked on camera casing. "BELL & HOWELL ZOOM LENS 10.8 - 27mm 1:1.8" stamped on lens housing. All controls, settings, etc. labelled. Decal on inside panel of film compartment reads "MODEL 339/ BELL & HOWELL/ AUTOLOAD/ TM'S REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." "J 707" stamped in black ink, also inside film compartment. "MADE IN JAPAN" stamped on camera body, near hand grip. "111087" stamped on underside of camera hand grip..2 "[logo] BELL & HOWELL" printed on case front. "HOMA" incised in front closure..3 Silver decal on lamp back reads "FOR USE WITH DWA LAMP 650 W. 120 V. 60 HZ/ PART NO. 43461 MADE IN U.S.A./ "[UL & CSA LOGOS]/ [LOGO] BELL & HOWELL". "GE" marked on bulb front.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: .1 CAMERA CASING HAS FINE PEBBLED-TEXTURED FINISH; SOME SMOOTH BLACK AND SILVER COLOUR PANELS; BRIGHT SILVER COLOUR FOCUSING RING; BLACK EYESHADE & HAND STRAP..2 BLACKIMITATION LEATHER GRAIN CASE HAS SILVER METAL CLOSURE & STRAP FITTINGS..3 LAMP CASING IS PREDOMINANTLY SMOOTH BLACK SYNTHETIC; SILVER METAL FRAME SURROUNDS LAMP FACE; SILVER METAL MOUNTING BRACKET.
Decoration: N/A

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Bell & Howell, Camera, circa 1968, Artifact no. 2002.0256, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0256.001/

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