Bell & Howell Motion-Picture Camera, circa 1925

Artifact

Motion-picture camera

Date Made

circa 1925

Creators

Bell & Howell Co. 

Herbert & Huesgen Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

United States, New York, New York 

Creator Notes

Projector manufactured by Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, IL and distributed by Herbert & Huesgen Company, New York City.

Keywords

Cameras (Photographic equipment) 

Motion-picture cameras 

Communication 

Motion pictures (Visual works) 

Photography 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

68.123.20

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Iron (Metal)
Leather
Steel (Alloy)
Velvet (Fabric weave)

Dimensions

Height: 9.25 in  (case)

Width: 5.5 in  (case)

Length: 10 in  (case)

Inscriptions

plaque: Filmo / AUTOMATIC CINE-CAMERA side: STANDARD / BELL & HOWELL COMPANY / CINEMACHINERY case, plaque: HERBERT & HUESGEN CO. / PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL / MOTION PICTURE APPARATUS / 18 E. 42nd ST. NEW YORK