Filmo Straight Eight Model 127-A
Camera
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Filmo Straight Eight Model 127-A
1935
Metal and glass
Overall: 5 × 1 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (12.7 × 3.8 × 9.5 cm)
Gift of Frank W. Fetreuder
1978.0566.0001
DescriptionBrown, oval, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye level view finder, variable speed, f/3.5 lens and handle.
Inscriptions Engraved on exposure dial on door: BELL & HOWELL FILMO STRAGIHT EIGHT MODEL 127-A CINE CAMERA MADE IN U.S.A. BELL & HOWELL COMPANY STANDARD CINE MACHINERY CHICAGO TRADE MARK EXPOSURE CALCULATOR CLOUDS-SEA-SNOW OPEN LANDSCAPES AVERAGE SUBJECTS CLOSE UPS-BUILDINGS SUMMER WINTER BRIGHT HAZY CLOUDY A.M. 10 To 12 8 To 10 BEFORE 8 P.M. 12 To 2 2 To 4 AFTER 4 / Engraved on footage guage on right side of camera: EXPOSED FEET / Engraved on variable spped dial: SPEED 8 16 24 32 / Engraved on lens: B & H CO. ANATE 12 1/2mm f/3.5 U.S.A. 3.5 4 5.6 8 11 16 / Engraved in black on spools inside camera: For use in BELL & HOWELL FILMO "Straight 8" Cine Camera Pat. No.1,991,853 Made in U.S.A. CHICAGO / Engraved inside of camera: PAT'D. IN U.S. & FOREIGN COUNTRIES PAT'S PEND. U.S. PAT. NOS. 1,991,853 / Engraved on spool: For use in BELL & HOWELL FILMO "Straight 8" Cine Camera Pat. No. 1,991,853 Made in U.S.A. CHICAGO / Engraved on bottom of camera: 164980
