Bolex B8
Camera
Paillard-Bolex
Maker
Bolex B8
ca. 1953
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 5 × 2 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (12.7 × 5.7 × 11.4 cm)
1981.2297.0038
DescriptionBlack leather-covered metal, rectangular, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with ajustable eye-level viewfinder, variable speed, adjustable shutter, double-turret lens mount and f/1.9 lens. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on product plate on front of camera: B8 paillard / Embossed in silver under lens: FABRICATION SUISSE - MADE IN SWITZERLAND / Printed in red and black on exposure guide on front of camera: PAILLARD - BOLEX COLOR-PANCHRO-MICROPAN SUPER X-HYPAN-SUPERPAN 16 i/sec / Printed in silver on view finder focus dial on right side of camera: 12.5, 25, 36 / Printed in silver on variable speed dial: 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 / Printed in silver on the shutter dial: S, 35, 70 / Engraved in silver on the botton of the camera: 678976 / Engraved in white on lens: Kern-Paillard Switzerland YVAR f/1.9 13mm AR No.759595 / Printed in white inside camera: U.S.A. PAT No. 2646718, 2656816, 2711117, 2700440, 2723430, PATENTS APPLIED FOR Ned. Octrooi No. 74751, 75627, 76188 GR.BRIT. No. 668673, 680194, 680197, 681339, 686360, 694591, 702157, 702167, 702862
