Eyemo
Camera
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Eyemo
ca. 1931
Metal and glass
Overall: 8 1/4 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (21 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)
Gift of Hearst Metrotone News, Inc.
1979.2909.0002
DescriptionBlack, oval, 35mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye level view finder and variable speed. The camera accepts 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed on right side of camera: BELL & HOWELL COMPANY STANDARD CINEMACHINERY / Engraved on winder: BELL & HOWELL Co. CHICAGO MADE IN U.S.A PAT. APPLIED FOR / Stamped on right side of camera: 368954 / Engraved on footage dial on right side of camera: 0-100 increments / Engraved on speed dial on right side of camera: 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 / Engraved on door on left side of camera: OPEN CLOSED / Stamped on inside of door: 380286 / Engraved inside of camera: PAT'D. IN U.S. & FOREIGN COUNTRIES. PAT'S. PEND. U.S. PAT. NOS. 1,507,357 1,571,670 1,577,030 1,618,590 1,620,726 1,620,727 1,637,378 1,767,849 1,795,490 1,818,062 1,868,502 1,893,327 1,940,130 1,941,473
