Eyemo 71-Q
Camera
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Eyemo 71-Q
ca. 1943
Metal and glass
Overall: 8 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 8 3/4 in., 11.8 lb. (21.6 × 19.7 × 22.2 cm, 5.3 kg)
Gift of Nancy Casey, 2012
2012.0191.0001
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 one f/2.3 lens, variable speed, exposure guide, filter slot and external motor bracket in green metal case with crank arm. The camera accepts 100 foot spools and has anone 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: 382031 / KINAR 25mm f/2.3 6119 GENERAL SCIENTIFIC CORP. U.S.A. / Engraved in black on range finder: BELL & HOWELL CO. MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in white on range finder lens one: B&H EYEMO FOR 1 INCH LENS / Engraved in white on range finder lens two: B&H EYEMO FOR 2 INCH LENS / Engraved in white on range finder lens three: B&H EYEMO 3" LENS / Engraved in silver on door on left side of camera: CLOSED, OPEN / Engraved in black on spool inside camera: KODAK FILM NO. 10 SPOOL 35mm MADE IN U.S.A. T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
