Bolex H16 Reflex
Camera
Paillard-Bolex
Maker
Bolex H16 Reflex
ca. 1950
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 8 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (21.6 × 8.3 × 22.2 cm)
1986.1276.0001
DescriptionBlack leather-covered metal, vaulted, 16mm, hand crank or spring motorized motion picture camera with three-turret lens mount holding f/1.4, f/1.5 and f/1.8, reflex eye level view finder, removable focus eye level view finder, filter slot, variable speed, variable shutter, variable exposure in brown leather case with telephoto lens, hand trigger grip and instruction manual. The camera accepts 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in white on topr of lens turret: H16 REFLEX / Printed in silver on product plate on right side of camera: PAILLARD BOLEX MADE IN SWITZERLAND / Engraved in white on motor switch on right side of camera: MOT, O / Printed in black on footage dial on right side of camera: A, 0-100 increments / Printed in black on frame counter on right side of camera: 1-50 increments, 50-1000 increments / Printed in red and silver on speed dial on right side of camera: 8, 16, 24, 32, 64 / Engraved in white on the run release switch on the right side of the camera: M, STOP, P / Engraved in black on door latch on left side of camera: O, F / Stamped in silver under door of camera: 134652 / Printed in blue on blue sticker under door of camera: GROSS PHOTO MART, INC. 236 HURRON ST. CH3-6254 TOLEDO 4, OHIO / Stamped in silver inside of camera: 134652 / Engraved on lens turret under lens: 134652
