Bell & Howell Filmo 70 C-2 16mm cine camera

Bell & Howell Filmo 70 C-2 automatic cinecamera for 16mm film, 100 foot reels. GB-Bell & Howell Super Comat lens, 20mm f/1.9-16. fitted (not original?). Helical focusing. With three lens turret. Direct vision optical finder. Original clockwork motor replaced by external 12v electric motor. Serial No17817. Manufactured by Bell and Howell, USA, 1929.

In 1923 Bell & Howell introduced their first Filmo, the model 70A, a single lens camera aimed at the amateur market. The 70C was introduced in 1929 and featured a three lens turret, to make changing lenses quicker and easier. A kit was available to retro-fit the turret to earlier models. The camera held 100 feet of film (40 frames to a foot, so 4000 frames in total) and running at 16 frames per second can film just over four minutes of footage at a time.