Reel, film

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0397.008

MANUFACTURER: PAILLARD BOLEX
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 21
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 7.2 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PAILLARD
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS CAMERA WAS PROBABLY USED FROM THE LATE 1950S TO THE 1980S BY MR. H. EASTWOOD, FATHER OF DONOR
Canada: MR. EASTWOOD WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER, ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND, BUT RETIRED TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AT THE END OF HIS LIFE. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC AND FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA; THE NWT AND ALASKA; AND MEXICO; AS WELL AS OTHER PLACES IN N. AMERICA.
Function: USED TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON FILM.
Technical: THE PAILLARD-BOLEX WAS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR "AMATEUR" CINE CAMERAS IN USE IN THE 1950S. THE REFLEX, INTRODUCED IN 1956, INCLUDED A "REVOLUTIONARY REFLEX SYSTEM" WHICH ALLOWED VIEWING & FOCUSSING THROUGH THE LENS BEFORE AS WELL AS DURING SHOOTING. IT WAS ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR TITLING, SPECIAL EFFECTS & EXTREME CLOSE-UPS [REF 1].
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed on top: ‘Bolex/ paillard/ MADE IN SWITZERLAND'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black matte paint with white printing
Decoration: N/A

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