Bell & Howell Model 200EE
Camera
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Bell & Howell Model 200EE
c 1956
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 5 × 2 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (12.7 × 5.7 × 19.1 cm)
Overall (case): 3 1/4 × 10 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (8.3 × 27.3 × 27.3 cm)
Gift of Marie Winkler, 1982
1982.2971.0001
DescriptionBlack and chrome, 16mm magazine, spring motorized motion picture camera with battery operated iris control, f/1.9 lens, filter ring, variable speed, eye-level viewfinder, leather handle and black case. The camera accepts 25 foot spools in the magazine.
Inscriptions Engraved in red and black on magazine door on left side of camera: BELL & HOWELL 16mm / Engraved in red on left side of camera: AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL / Engraved in red on right side of camera: AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL / Engraved on speed dial on right side of camera: SPEED 16 24 32 48 64 / Engraved on front of camera over lens: BELL & HOWELL 200 EE / Engraved on lens: BELL & HOWELL 20mm f/1.9 SUPER COMAT MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved on filter ring: BELL & HOWELL SIZE 4.5 MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved inside of camera: PAT'D. IN U.S.A. & FOREIGN COUNTRIES PAT'S. PENDING / Engraved inside camera: N66791 / Engraved in leather on case: BELL & HOWELL
