Zoom Reflex P1
Camera

Zoom Reflex P1

ca. 1962
Metal, leather, and glass
Overall: 5 × 2 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (12.7 × 7 × 23.5 cm)
Gift of Myron Bernhardt
1989.1163.0012
DescriptionBlack leather-covered metal, rectangular, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with focusable eye level view finder, variable speed, adjustable shutter, f/1.9 zoom lens and declic handle grip. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in black, silver and red on product plate on front of camera: MADE IN SWITZERLAND BOLEX / Reflex P1 / Engraved in white on lens: SOM BERTHIOT PAN-CINOR f/1.9 8-40mm Bté S.G.D.G. / Printed in silver on lens: MADE IN FRANCE USA PAT. No. 2778272 / Printed in silver on shutter switch on right side of camera: S / Printed in red and silver on speed dial on right side of camera: 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 48, 64 / Printed in silver on exposure dial on right side of camera: ASA 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 50, 64, 80, 100, 125, 150, 200 1/sec 12, 18, 32, 64 / Stamped in silver on bottom of camera: 921615 / Engraved in silver on product plate on door on left side of camera: Bolex paillard / Engraved in black on door latch on left side of camera: O, F / Printed in white on spool inside camera: Bolex paillard MADE IN SWITZERLAND / Printed in white inside of camera: Protected by one or more of the following patents Ned. Octrooi No. 74751, 75627, 76188, U.S.A. PAT. No. 2646718, 2656816, 2711117, 2808756, 2700440, 2723430, GR. BRIT. No. 668673, 680194, 680197, 681339, 686360, 694591, 702157, 702167, 702862, AUSTRALIE PAT No. 229919 - 12/5/1959, 229920 - 12/5/1959

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