Bolex 16mm Tank
Darkroom
Paillard-Bolex
Maker
Bolex 16mm Tank
c 1926
Metal and plastic
Overall (developing tank): 1 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in., 1 lb. (3.8 × 14 × 14 cm, 0.4 kg)
Overall (original box): 1 5/8 × 6 1/8 × 6 1/4 in., 0.2 lb. (4.1 × 15.6 × 15.9 cm, 0.1 kg)
Gift of Maria Weisendanger
1987.0632.0016
DescriptionChrome, round developing tank for 16mm motion picture film in original box.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on top of tank: BOLEX MOD A 16MM FILM TANK 5 METRES 16 FEET BOLEX Co. GENÈVE-SUISSE / Inscribed in blue inside of can: NO. 2 / Printed in black on original box: BOLEX
