Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/AC-DC
DATE: 1958–1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0421.001

MANUFACTURER: PAILLARD BOLEX
MODEL: MC-17 MOSTE
LOCATION: Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: 7463
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL WITH SYNTHETIC CORD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 8.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PAILLARD
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY IN THE 1960S AND 1970S
Canada: ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE WAS FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC; AND AFRICA FAMINE FILMS FOR THE UN. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND N. AMERICA. [REF 2]
Function: USED TO DRIVE THE H16 BOLEX CINE CAMERA.
Technical: THE MOTOR RUNS OFF A.C. OR D.C. AND IS OPERATED BY A SMALL LEVER UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE MOTOR, THE SPEED IS DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL GOVENOR ON THE CAMERA BUT MUST BE MATCHED BY THE APPROPRIATE INPUT VOLTAGE. IN 1958 AN EXTRA FIXING SCREW WAS ADDED AND NEW MODEL NO. ASSIGNED. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BADGE ON FRONT: 'Bolex/ paillard'/ MOLDED IN FRONT: 'MADE IN SWITZERLAND'/ PLAQUE ON BACK: 'i/sec. 0,5A/ H8 H16 Volts/ 12 16 - 12/ 18 32 12 16 18/ 48 18 24 24/ 64 32 30'
Missing: MUST HAVE AN EXTERNAL TRANSFORMER TO OPERATE - MODEL BE22
Finish: BODY FINISHED IN TEXTUREDMATTE BLACK; BLACK CORD
Decoration: LOGO BADGE ON FRONT

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PAILLARD BOLEX, Motor, between 1958–1965, Artifact no. 1997.0421, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0421.001/

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