Cinegraphe
Projector
Camera

Compagnie Bol

Maker
Swiss

Cinegraphe

Projector


Printer


Enlarger


ca. 1924
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 7 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (19.1 × 19.7 × 16.5 cm)
Overall (case): 8 × 6 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 8.3 cm)
DescriptionRed leather-covered, rectangular, 35mm, hand-crank motion picture camera/projector with eye-level viewfinder, off-the-gate focus, f/2.5 lens and red leather handle. The camera accepts 30 meter spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in red leather handle: CINEGRAPHE / Engraved in white on lens: Steinheil München Anastigmat Cassar f/2.5 5.5cm No.154986 Co. Bol S.A. Geneva / Engraved in brass on focus switch around lens: INF, 9-5, 6-2.5, 3-2, 2-1.5, 1.5-1, 1-0.8, 0.6 / Engraved in black on footage dial on back of camera: 0-29 increments / Printed in black on exposure guide on left side of camera: BOL CINEPHOTOMETRE BTÉ EN TOUS PAYS 3 NUAGES. MER. NEIGE. GLACIERS. VUES PANORAMIQUES CLAIRES. LOINTAIN SANS VERDURE. 1.5 EAU CALME AVEC VERDURE. MAISONS TRÈS CLAIRES. GLACE AVEC ROCHERS. PREMIERS PLANS-BIEN ÉCLAIRES. BATEAUX. 1 SUJETS ANIMÉS. GROUPE PORTRAITS. TÉTES RAPPROCHEES JARDINS CLAIRS. MAISONS SOMBRES. VERDURE ET BERGES SOMBRES DÉTAILS ARCHIT. PAYSAGES LÉCOUVERTS. 0.5 INTERIEURS TRÈS ÉCLAIRÉS SOUS-BOIS PEU ÉCLAIRÉS ROCHERS-RAVINS / Embossed in silver inside of camera: CINEGRAPHE BREVETE BOL

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