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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SOUND
DATE: 1926–1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0521.001

MANUFACTURER: Bell & Howell Co.
MODEL: EYEMO
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 4025
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BODY - FERROUS METAL/ BAKELITE HANDLEGRIP/ GLASS LENSES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.3 cm
Width: 17.3 cm
Height: 24.4 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: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1935-1955 (APPROX.)
Canada: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CRAWLEY FILMS LTD. IN SUPP. INFO.
Function: USED TO RECORD CINE IMAGES.
Technical: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY IN SUPP. INFO.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAMERA: MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO FRONT, ABOVE LENS BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'BELL & HOWELL CO. CHICAGO/ MAKES MOVIES AS THE EYE SEES/ Eyemo/ REGISTERED/ AUTOMATIC CINE CAMERA/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ FOLLOWING INFO. APPEARS ON LENS:'TAYLOR-HOBSON COOKE CINEMA LENS 4/MM f/2.5 No. 141896' and 'Made In England British Patent No. 224425 U.S. Patent Applied For.'/ '4025' & 'STANDARD/ BELL & HOWELL/ COMPANY/ CINE MACHINERY' INCISED ON RIGHT SIDE OF CASING./ PATENT NOS. INCISED INSIDE CAMERA (SEE PATENT REFERENCE)/ '4025' ALSO STAMPED INTO CASING DOOR.
Missing: HANDLE DAMAGED - SEVERAL MISC. PIECES MISSING.
Finish: BLACK CRINKLE-TEXTURED BODY WITH BLACK, BAKELITE HANDLE
Decoration: N/A

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