Filmo 75
Camera
Filmo 75
1928
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 9 × 2 × 5 1/4 in. (22.9 × 5.1 × 13.3 cm)
Museum accession
1974.0210.0031
DescriptionSilver, ornated-leather, oval, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, 100 foot spool, 20mm f/3.5 lens and leather handle.
Inscriptions Engraved on plate below lens: BELL & HOWELL Co. Filmo Registered MODEL No. 75 AUTOMATIC CINE-CAMERA CHICAGO MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved on view finder dial: 20mm 1 2 3 4 / Engraved on lens: TAYLOR-HOBSON 20mm f/3.5 / Engraved on lens dial: 3.5 4.5 5.6 8 11 16 / Engraved on the footage guage on right of camera: 00-100 increments / Engraved on left side door: OPEN CLOSE / Stamped on tirpod socket: 52805 / Engraved inside camera: PATENTS PENDING / Engraved on spool in camera: THIS SIDE UP Agfa MADE IN U.S.A BY AGFA ANSCO / Stamped in white paint on spool: THREAD WITH LIGHT SIDE TOWARD LENS / Painted in red on tripod socket: 66:085
