Filmo Turret Double Run Eight
Camera
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Filmo Turret Double Run Eight
November 1953
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/8 × 3 3/8 × 4 in., 1.8 lb. (13 × 8.5 × 10.2 cm, 0.8 kg)
Overall (original box): 5 3/8 × 6 1/4 × 4 1/4 in., 0.3 lb. (13.6 × 15.9 × 10.8 cm, 0.2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0071
DescriptionSerial# 675609 Crackled-black, vaulted, 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with three lens turret, f/2.5 lens, eye level viewfinder, optical rangefinder, winding key, fps dial, footage gauge and exposure guide in original box. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on fps dial on right side of camera: SPEED, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 / Embossed in silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: S, 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, F / Engraved in silver on turret on front of camera: 1, 3, 4 / Engraved in white on lens on front of camera: 2.5, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, ELC, MYTAL ANASTIGMAT 12 1/2 m.m. F/2.5, MADE BY TAYLOR-HOBSON ENGLAND, PAT. NO.422246.438149.U.S.2017823 / Engraved in white on viewfinder on front of camera: FOR 1/2 INCH LENS / Embossed in silver on esposure guide on left side of camera: FRAMES PER SEC 32., WINTER, SUMMER, FRAMES PER SEC., 64, WINTER, SUMMER, FRAMES PER SEC., 16, WINTER SUMMER, FILM SPEED, W, CHICAGO, MADE IN U.S.A., FILMO TURRET DOUBLE RUN EIGHT BELL & HOWELL COMPANY AVERAGE SUBJECTS, OPEN LANDSCAPES, CLOSE-UPS-BLDGS, CLOUDS-SEA-SNOW, DEEP WOODS-RAVINES A.M., P.M., 10 TO 12, 8 TO 10, BEFORE 8, 12 TO 2, 2 TO 4, AFTER 4, 2.8, 2, 1.4, 2, 1.4, 1.4, 22 / Engraved in maroon on exposure guide on left side of camera: B, H, D, 64 / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-B15/15-1 Bell & Howell Filmo, Turret Double Run, 134TA 8mm. Camera. Recieved 6-9-1950 / Engraved in silver on bottom of camera: 675609 / Engraved in black inside footage compartment: PAT'D. IN U.S. & FOREIGN COUNTRIES PAT'S. PEND. U.S. PAT. NOS. 1,941,522, 2,103,369
