General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL AND SYNTHETIC/ WOODEN BOXES WITH PAPER COVERS, METAL HARDWARE, AND VELVET LINING

Dimensions

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

Length

8.5 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

4.2 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

THESE ONES PROBABLY USED BY OWNER IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE WAS FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED IN PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC; AND FILMS FOR THE UN FOR AFRICA FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO AND NORTH AMERICA. [REF 1]

Function

USED TO VIEW INDIVIDUAL FRAMES WHEN EDITING AN 8MM CINE FILM

Technical

SOMETIMES VERY MINUTE EXAMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL FRAMES IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THE SHOT OR DETERMINE IF SPLICING WAS CARRIED OUT SATISFACTORILY

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 &.2 MFG'S PLATE: 'Bolex/ paillard/ MADE IN/ SWITZERLAND/ FABRICATION SUISSE'/ PRINTED ON BOX LIDS: 'paillard/ BOLEX'/ PRINTED ON BOX BOTTOMS: 'MADE IN SWITZERLAND'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

EYEPIECES SHINY BLACK/ BODIES MATTE BLACK/ CASES: BLACK FAUX LEATHER OUTSIDE COVERING; LIGHT GREY VELVET LINING

Decoration

N/A