Filmo 70
Camera

Bell & Howell Company

Maker
American, 1907–1980

Filmo 70

ca. 1923
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 8 × 4 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (20.3 × 11.4 × 16.5 cm)
Gift of Zenith Radio Corp., 1977
1977.0075.0003
DescriptionCrackled-black, oval, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with variable speed, f/3.5 lens, eye-level viewfinder, instruction manual and leather handle. The camera accepts 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved on plate over lens: FILMO REGISTERED AUTOMATIC CINE CAMERA / Engraved on speed dial under lens: 8 16 / Engraved on footage dial on right side of camera: 0-100 increments / Engraved in winder on right side of camera: BELL & HOWELL CO. CHICAGO MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved on right side of camera: BELL & HOWELL COMPANY STANDARD CINEMACHINERY / Engraved on door of camera: OPEN CLOSED / Engraved inside camera door: 5707 / Engraved inside camera: PATENT APPLIED FOR / Engraved on bottom of camera: 5707

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