Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm cine camera with accessories

Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm cine camera with accessories, 1930.

The Eyemo is a 35mm motion picture film camera which was manufactured by the Bell & Howell Co. of Chicago. Designed and first manufactured in 1925, it was for many years the most compact 35mm motion picture film camera, having a 100-foot film capacity. Its small size and ruggedness made it a favorite choice for newsreel and combat cameramen as well as for fiction and documentary filmmakers whenever a portable, rugged, and inconspicuous camera was needed.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Feroze Sarosh Collection
Object Number:
2007-5005/51
type:
35mm cine camera
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm cine camera

Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm cine camera

Bell & Howell 'Eyemo' 35mm cine camera with telephoto lens and hand grip.

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The Eyemo is a 35mm motion picture film camera which was manufactured by the Bell & Howell Co. of Chicago. Designed and first manufactured in 1925, it was for many years the most compact 35mm motion picture film camera, having a 100-foot film capacity. Its small size and ruggedness made it a favorite choice for newsreel and combat cameramen as well as for fiction and documentary filmmakers whenever a portable, rugged, and inconspicuous camera was needed.

Measurements:
overall: 300 mm x 250 mm x 350 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) , plastic (unidentified) , glass and leather
Object Number:
2007-5005/51/1
type:
35mm cine camera
Bausch and Lomb 100mm lens

Bausch and Lomb 100mm lens

Bausch and Lomb 100mm lens for Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm cine camera.

Object Number:
2007-5005/51/2
type:
lens
Taylor Hobson 6 inch lens

Taylor Hobson 6 inch lens

Taylor Hobson 6 inch lens for Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm cine camera.

Object Number:
2007-5005/51/3
type:
lens
Spool with film for Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm Cine Camera

Spool with film for Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm Cine Camera

Spool with film for Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm cine camera.

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The Eyemo is a 35mm motion picture film camera which was manufactured by the Bell & Howell Co. of Chicago. Designed and first manufactured in 1925, it was for many years the most compact 35mm motion picture film camera, having a 100-foot film capacity. Its small size and ruggedness made it a favorite choice for newsreel and combat cameramen as well as for fiction and documentary filmmakers whenever a portable, rugged, and inconspicuous camera was needed.

Object Number:
2007-5005/51/5
type:
film spool
Spool for Bell and Howell 35mm Eyemo cine camera

Spool for Bell and Howell 35mm Eyemo cine camera

Spool for Bell and Howell 35mm Eyemo cine camera.

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The Eyemo is a 35mm motion picture film camera which was manufactured by the Bell & Howell Co. of Chicago. Designed and first manufactured in 1925, it was for many years the most compact 35mm motion picture film camera, having a 100-foot film capacity. Its small size and ruggedness made it a favorite choice for newsreel and combat cameramen as well as for fiction and documentary filmmakers whenever a portable, rugged, and inconspicuous camera was needed.

Object Number:
2007-5005/51/6
type:
film spool