Filmo Sportster Double Run Eight
Camera
Filmo Sportster Double Run Eight
ca. 1944
Metal, glass and rubber
Overall: 5 × 2 × 4 1/2 in. (12.7 × 5.1 × 11.4 cm)
1984.0159.0005
DescriptionBrown, oval, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye level view finder, 25 foot spool, variable speed adjustment, f/2.5 lens and lens cap. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved on exposure dial on door: FILMO SPORTSTER DOUBLE RUN RIGHT BELL & HOWELL COMPANY MADE IN U.S.A. CHICAGO 16 FRAMES PER SECOND WINTER SUMMER 32 FRAMES PER SECOND WINTER SUMMER 64 FRAMES PER SECOND WINTER SUMMER CLOUDS-SEA-SNOW OPEN LANDSCAPES AVERAGE SUBJECTS CLOSE UPS-BLDG'S DEEP WOODS-RAVINES A.M. 10 TO 12 8 TO 10 BEFORE 8 P.M. 12 TO 2 2 TO 4 AFTER 4 / Engraved on footage guage on right side of camera: F S 0-25 increments / Engraved on variable speed dial on right side of camera: SPEED 16 32 48 64 / Engraved on lens: B & H CO. ANATE 12 1/2mm f/2.5 ELC MADE IN U.S.A. 2.5 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 / Engraved on lens cap: BELL & HOWELL COMPANY CHICAGO PAT. APPLIED FOR MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved inside camera on spool one: KODAK SPOOL / Printed on label on spool two: FILM WHEN ON THIS SPOOL IS ONLY HALF EXPOSED / Engraved on reverse side of spool two: CINE-KODAK 8 SPOOL PAT. IN U.S.A. 1,941,522 / Engraved inside camera: PAT'D IN U.S. & FOREIGN COUNTRIES PAT'S PEND. U.S. PAR.NOS. 1,941,522 2,067,189 2,103,369 / Stamped on botoom of camera: 502314
