Bell & Howell 2709 cine camera

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Bell & Howell Company
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, IL, Chicago
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Bell & Howell Standard cine camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1912
FILM TYPE: 35mm rollfilm cine
IMAGE SIZE: 18 x 24 mm
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: film, silent
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes    INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  The Bell & Howell Standard is the first of the modern style of cine
  cameras. Its constructed entirely of metal with classic "Mickey Mouse
  ears"-shaped magazines. The four-lens turret front promotes quick and
  easy lens changing and allows for previewing the scene through the
  taking lens. The film transport system is extremely accurate due to
  registration pins that align the film at the time of exposure. This is
  necessary for in-camera special effects such as double exposure.
  Originally introduced as a hand-cranked model, motor drives were added
  later.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: B4333.00006

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Coe, Brian. --The History of Movie Photography.-- Eastview Editions, 1981. p 84.//