General Information

Serial #

142898

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL (IRON?) BODY/ GLASS LENSES/ TIN SPOOLS/ LEATHER CASE WITH VELVET INTERIOR.

Dimensions

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

Length

24.5 cm

Width

23.5 cm

Height

14.0 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

Bell Howell

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Europe

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1940s & 1950s (+?)

Canada

WAS USED AT NORMANDY ON D-DAY, AND DURING KOREAN WAR BY MEMBERS OF CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.

Function

Unknown

Technical

EXCELLENT DESIGN THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY APPEARED BRIEFLY ASA 17-1/2MM CAMERA./ COMPACT DIE CAST METAL BODY, 100' FILM SPOOLS AND HEAVY SPRING MOTORDRIVE./ USES RUGGED VERSION OF VERY SUCCESSFUL LUMIERE/PATHE FILM TRANSPORT MOVEMENT (AS PER MCKEOWN, P. 485).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1: A RIVETED PLATE STATES: 'BELL AND HOWELL CO. CHICAGO. FILMO REGISTERED. CAMERA-70-MODEL-D.A. MADE IN USA'./ ON THE WINDING KNOB IT STATES: 'BELL AND HOWELL CO. CHICAGO. MADE IN U.S.A. PAT. APP'D. FOR'./ BELOW IN A CASTSHIELD IN RAISED UNPAINTED LETTERING: 'STANDARD BELL AND HOWELL COMPANY. CINEMACHINERY'/ SN ON BASE AND INSIDE BODY/.2: 'Eyemo' ON LEATHER STRAP.

Missing

COMPLETE.

Finish

BODY IS BLACK PAINT WITH CRACKLE-LIKE DESIGN ALL OVER./ THE CARRYING CASE IS SMOOTH BROWN LEATHER.

Decoration

N/A