Bell & Howell 16 Model 240
Camera
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Bell & Howell 16 Model 240
ca. 1957
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 8 1/4 × 4 × 7 1/4 in., 4.6 lb. (21 × 10.2 × 18.4 cm, 2.1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0113
DescriptionCrackled-grey, chrome, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/1.9 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, winding crank, spring motor tension meter, footage gauge, fps dial, exposure guide and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on spring motor tension meter on right side of camera: SPRING MOTOR, UNWOUND, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, FULLY WOUND / Printed in silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, TRAILER, FILM REMAINING / Engraved in black on fps dial on right side of camera: SPEED, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48 / Engraved in black and red on product labels on front of camera: Bell & Howell, 16MM TWO-FORTY / Embraced in silver on exposure guide on front of camera: VERY DULL, CLOUDY DULL, LIGHT SHADE, HAZY SUN, BRIGHT SUN / Engraved in black and red on lens on front of camera: Bell & Howell SIZE 4.5 MADE IN U.S.A., Bell & Howell 20mm f/1.9 SUPER COMAT MADE IN U.S.A., 18IN., 20, 22, 24, 27, 30IN. 3FT., 4, 5, 7, 10, 20, INF., FILM 10, 32 INDEX, FRAMES, 8, f/ 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2, 1.9 / Engraved in black and red on product label on viewfinder on left side of camera: Bell & Howell 240 / Engraved in black on viewfinder on left side of camera: 20, 25, MILLIMETERS, 50, 75, 100, 1, INCHES, 2, 3, 4 / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-B15/27-1 Bell & Howell Motion Picture Camera. Recieved from C.W. Engineering 6/19/67
