Model B8L
Camera
Paillard-Bolex
Maker
Model B8L
ca. 1958
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 9 × 2 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (22.9 × 5.7 × 11.4 cm)
Gift of Paul V. Dwyer II
1985.1557.0001
DescriptionBlack leather-covered metal, rectangular, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with focus eye level view finder, selenium cell, two-turret lens mount, f/1.8 lens, variable speed, variable shutter, cable release and declic handle. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on selenium cell above lens: BOLEX / Printed in silver on plate under lens: MADE IN SWITZERLAND B8L / Engraved in white on lens: Lern-Paillard Switzerland YVAR f/1.8 13mm AR No. 668899 / Embossed in silver on lens cap: Kern-paillard / Engraved in silver on door on left side of camera: Bolex paillard / Engraved in black on door latch on left side of camera: O, F / Printed in silver on exposure guide on door on left side of camera: DIN, ASA, 5.5-36, P-40 / Printed in silver on view finder focua dial: 12.5, 25, 36 / Printed in red and silver on speed dial: 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 48, 64 / Printed in silver on shutter switch: S / Printed in white inside of camera: Protected by one or more of the following patents Ned. Octrooi 74751, 75627, 76168, U.S.A. PAT. No. 2646718, 2656818, 2711117, 2808756, 2700440, 2723430, GR. BRIT. No. 668673, 680184, 681339, 694591, 702157, 702167, 702862 / Stamped in silver on bottom of camera: 897505 / Printed in silver on declic grip: Bolex paillard
