Bolex H16
Camera
Paillard-Bolex
Maker
Bolex H16
ca. 1935
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 8 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (22.2 × 10.8 × 15.9 cm)
Gift of Maria Weisendanger
1987.0632.0001
DescriptionBlack leather-covered metal, 16mm, hand crank or spring motorized motion picture camera with three turret lens mount, waist level view finder, eye level optical view finder, variable speed and single frame exposure. The camera accepts 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in white on motor engagement switch on right side of camera: MOTOR, O / Engraved in black on speed dial on right side of camera: 8, 16, 24, 32, 64 / Printed in silver on footage guage on rigth side of camera: A, 0-100 increments / Engraved in white on motor motion switch: M, STOP, P / Engraved in black on door latch on left side of camera: O, F / Stamped in black under door cover: 7730 / Stamped in black inside camera: 7623 / Engraved in black on spool inside camera: CINE KODAK SPOOL PAT IN U.S.A. 1,507,357 / Stamped in silver on tripod mount: PAILLARD SWISS MADE
