Bell & Howell Model DD
Camera
Bell & Howell Model DD
ca. 1918
Metal and glass
Overall: 7 1/8 × 7 1/4 × 8 1/2 in., 16.7 lb. (18.1 × 18.4 × 21.6 cm, 7.6 kg)
Gift of James Sibley Watson, Jr.
1981.0790.0002
DescriptionCrackled-black, vaulted, 35mm, hand-cranked, motion picture camera with two lens turret, no optics, waist level viewfinder, shutter control dial, dissolver, shutter index, and micro switch.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on product label on viewfinder on right side of camera: BELL & HOWELL Co CHICAGO, MADE IN U.S.A. / Printed in white on shutter gauge on right side of camera: 40, 30, 20, 10, 5 / Embossed in silver on shutter index on right side of camera: SHUTTER INDEX, DEGREE OPENING, 170, 128, 85, 64, 43, 32, 21, 16, 11, 8, 5, PERCENTAGE OF OPENING, 100, 75, 50, 37.5, 25, 18.8, 12.5, 9.4, 6.3, 4.7, 3.1, LENS STOP PLUG, 0, 1/2, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, 5, EXPOSURE TIME AT 24 SPEED, 1/51, 1/68, 1/102, 1/135, 1/203, 1/271, 1/406, 1/542, 1/813, 1/1084, 1/1626, OUT / Printed in black and silver on product label on back of camera: Bell & Howell Company, CHICAGO, U.S.A. DESIGNERS & MANUFACTURERS STANDARD CINEMACHINERY SERIAL NO. 1189, MODEL DD / Engraved in metal on back of camera: DISSOLVER, IN, OUT / Engraved in metal on top of camera: No 1189 / Printed in black and silver on inspection tag inside camera: MADE IN U.S.A. BELL & HOWELL CHICAGO J111 / Embossed in black inside camera: 2709 701 / Embossed in brown inside camera: MICRO SWITCH, MS, FREEPORT, ILL. U.S.A. / Inscribed in white on bottom of camera: 81:0790:2
