General Information

Serial #

B-2003

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal casing, lens housing and parts/ glass lens/ wood handle/ leather carrying strap/ wood carrying case with metal fittings, leather handle, and fabric lining

Dimensions

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

Length

20.7 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

31.5 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

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Widely used portable 35mm newsreel camera, used as the front line battle camera by the Canadian Army film unit during World War II

Function

Used in newsreel phoography.

Technical

POSSIBLY BEST KNOWN OF ALL 35 MM NEWSREEL CAMERAS, WITH COMPACT DESIGN & RAPID PREPARATION FOR USE. COULD BE HAND HELD OR MOUNTED ON A TRIPOD. ITS STANDARD 100 FT FILM MAGAZINE COULD BE REPLACED BY MUCH LARGER ONES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate reading "EYEMO", "MAKES MOVIES AS THE EYE SEES", & "STANDARD AUTOMATIC/ MOTION PICTURE CAMERA"/ indented crest on casing with white lettering reading "BELL & HOWELL/ COMPANY" & "STANDARD CINE MACHINERY"/ etched let-tering on wider handle reading "BELL & HOWELL CO./ CHICAGO/ MADE IN U.S.A."/ etched white "B-2003" on side

Missing

None apparent

Finish

Black wrinkle casing finish/ plated & metallic parts/ black case with blue lining.

Decoration

White lettering on lens reading "TAYLOR-HOBSON COOKE CINEMA LENS, 4MM, f/2.5, NO. 141754" & "MADE IN ENGLAND" with patent info.