General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BASE/ STEEL HINGES/ ALUMINUM AND STEEL SPLICER WITH SYNTHETIC PARTS/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

21.0 cm

Width

22.0 cm

Height

9.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PAILLARD

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

HAROLD EASTWOOD, THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. BORN IN ENGLAND, HE RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC & FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND N. AMERICA. [REF 2]

Function

USED TO CUT AND SPLICE 16MM CINE FILM.

Technical

THIS TYPE OF SPLICER MAKES BEVELLED-EDGES CUTS WHICH ARE TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE PROJECTOR FAR BETTER THAN THE TRADITIONAL 'STEPPED'SPLICES. IT IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY DEVICE WHICH ENSURES PRECISE ALIGNMENT OF THE FILM & ACCURACY OF PERFORATION PITCH. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON SPLICER: 'MADE IN SWITZERLAND/ Bolex/ paillard/ BOLEX/ 16mm'/ LABEL ON SPLICER: 'C 29970'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'BOLEX [3 TIMES]/ Bolex/ paillard/ MADE IN SWITZERLAND'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

SPLICER: HAMMELIN GREY/ UNFINISHED WOOD/ SHINY METAL HINGES/ BOX: TEAL BOTTOM BOX WHITE LID

Decoration

DECORATIVE MFG PLATE AFFIXED TO BASE OF SPLICER