Eyemo, turret model
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Camera
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Eyemo, turret model
ca. 1943
Metal and glass
Overall: 8 1/2 × 8 × 9 1/2 in., 12.2 lb. (21.6 × 20.3 × 24.1 cm, 5.5 kg)
Gift of Nancy Casey, 2012
2012.0191.0002
DescriptionCrackled black, vaulted, 35mm, hand-crank or spring motorized motion picture camera with eye level range finder, waist level prismatic focus finder, three-lens turret holding f/2.3 lenses, variable speed, exposure guide, filter slot and external motor bracket. The camera is in a grey metal case with two lenses, crank arm, filter holders, filters, lens cleaning paper, lens caps, light meter slides and black wood hand grip. The camera accepts 100 foot spools and has an external port for magazines.
Inscriptions Engraved and stamped in silver on product plate on right side of camera: BELL & HOWELL CO., CHICAGO Eyemo CAMERA 71- Q MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in black above motor crank on right side of camera: WIND / Engraved in silver on motor crank on right side of camera: CRANK / Engraved in silver on motor cover on right side of camera: BELL & HOWELL STANDARD CINEMAMACHINERY / Engraved in silver on variable speed dial on right side of camera: EXPOSURES PER SECOND, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48 / Engraved in silver on footage dial on right side of camera: 0-100 increments / Engraved in silver on exposure guide on top of camera: LENS STOPS, 1.5, 1.8, 2, 2.5, 2.8, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5.5, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, EXPOSURES PER SECOND, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48 / Stamped in black on right side of camera: 331010 / Engraved in white on lens one: KINAR 50mm f/2.3 1736 GENERAL SCIENTIFIC CORP. CHICAGO U.S.A. / Engraved in white on lens two: BALTAR 25mm f/2.3 BF1862 BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL COMPANY U.S.A. / Engraved in white on range finder lens one: FOR EYEMO 1" LENS / Engraved in black on range finder turret: BELL & HOWELL CO. / Engraved in silver on door on left side of camera: CLOSED, OPEN / Stamped in silver on under door of camera: 340976 / Engraved in black on film spools inside of camera: KODAK FILM NO.10 SPOOL - 35mm MADE IN U.S.A. T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
