Eyemo
Camera
Bell & Howell Company
American, 1907–1980
Eyemo
KF-2(1) U.S. Army Signal Corps
ca 1944
Metal, glass, wood, leather and paper
Overall: 8 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (20.3 × 19.1 × 18.4 cm)
Purchase
1981.2813.0004
DescriptionSerial# 16099 Crackled-green, vaulted, 35mm, spring motor-driven or hand-cranked motion picture camera with range finder, variable speed, footage gauge, handle grip, body cap, single-lens mount, 1 inch f/2 lens, 2 inch f/2 lens, 6 inch f/3.5 lens, 100 foot spool, oil, size 6 filters in brwon leather case, film spool gauge, handle in brown bag, wrench in brown bag, oiler in brown bag, filter set in brown bag, sign board in brown bag, notebook in brown bag, hand-crank in white bag, brush in brown bag and technical manual in green wood case with green canvas handle. The camera accepts 100 foot spools and a 400 foot magazine.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on product plate on right side of camera: SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY CAMERA, MOTION PICTURE KF-2(1) ORDER NO. AF33 (600) 27392 BELL & HOWELL COMPANY / Printed in black on product plate on right side of camera: SER. NO. / Stamped in silver on product plate on right side of camera: 266 / Stamped in silver below wind key on right side of camera: B16099 / Embossed in silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Embossed on variable speed dial on right side of camera: 24, 32, 48, EXPOSURES PER SEC. / Engraved in silver on range finder on back of camera: INF, 50, 20, 10, 8, 7, 6, FEET / Engraved in white on range finder lens: B&H EYEMO FOR 2 INCH LENS / Embossed in green above and below camera door latches on left side of camera: OPEN, CLOSE / Stamped in black behind door on left side of camera: 16099 / Engraved in black inside of camera: PAT'D IN U.S. & FOREIGN COUNTRIES PAT'S PEND. U.S. PAT. NOS. 1,507,357 1,571,670 1,577,030 1,518,590 1,620,726 1,620,727 1,637,378 1,767,849 1,795,490 1,818,062 1,868,502 1,893,327 1,940,130 1,941,473 / Engraved in black inside of camera: oil / Printed in silver on product plate on case: SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY CAMERA, MOTION PICTURE KS-5(1) ORDER NO. AF 33 (600) 27392 / Printed in black on product plate on case: SER. NO. / Stamped in silver on product plate on case: 266 / Inscribed in black on top of case: 36-1-26 2 / Inscribed in yellow on left side of case: 8EA 0136-I242
