Filmo 141-B
Camera
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Filmo 141-B
1938
Metal, glass, and leather
Overall (camera): 4 × 2 × 7 1/2 in. (10.2 × 5.1 × 19.1 cm)
Overall (case): 6 × 10 × 4 1/2 in. (15.2 × 25.4 × 11.4 cm)
Museum accession
1974.0210.0003
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 16mm magazine, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, f/1.5 lens, leather handle, brown leather case and instruction booklet. The camera accepts 25 foot spool in magazine.
Inscriptions Engraved on exposure guide on left side of camera: FILMO 141-B BELL & HOWELL CO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MADE IN U.S.A CLOUDS-SEA-SNOW SUMMER WINTER OPEN LANDSCAPES SUMMER WINTER AVERAGE SUBJECTS SUMMER WINTER CLOSE UPS-BUILDINGS SUMMER WINTER A.M. BEFORE 8 8 TO 10 BEFORE 12 P.M. AFTER 4 2 TO 4 12-2 / Engraved on lens: COOKE KINIC No. 252395 1INCH F/1.5 Made by TAYLOR-HOBSON England FEET 2 1/4 2 1/2 3 4 6 10 20 / Engraved on bottom of camera: 271300 / Engraved inside camera: PAT'D. IN U.S & FOREIGN COUNTRIES PAT. PENDING
