Bell & Howell Super 8

Bell & Howell Super 8

Camera

Bell & Howell Company

Maker
American, 1907–1980

Bell & Howell Super 8

c 1974
Plastic, metal and glass
Overall: 7 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (19.7 × 6.4 × 21 cm)
Museum accession
1978.0191.0076
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, silent Super 8 magazine, battery operated motion picture camera with f/1.3 zoom lens, handle grip and shutter trigger. The camera accepts 50 foot cartridges.
Inscriptions Embossed on right side of camera: BELL & HOWELL FOCUS-MATIC / Engraved on roght side of camera: 674/XL / Embossed on right side of camera: WIDE ANGLE TELEPHOTO / Embossed on footage guage on right side of camera: 0-END / Embossed next to blue battery test button on right side of camera: TEST / Embossed on focus guage on right side of camera: 4FT 6 10 15 25 INF 1.2M 2 3 7 15 / Engraved on lens: BELL & HOWELL f/1.3 8.5mm-24mm ZOOM LENS / Engraved on inside of camera: SERIAL 32770057 / Embossed on bottom of camera: JAPAN

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