General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

9.5 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Height

3.5 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

Bolsey

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED BY ORIGINAL OWNER IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE WAS FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC AND FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF IN AFRICA. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND NORTH AMERICA. [REF 2]

Function

USED TO MAKE A CINE FILM SHOT GRADUALLY DISAPPEAR INTO DARKNESS (FADE-OUT) OR APPEAR OUT OF DARKNESS (FADE-IN). [REF 1]

Technical

THIS TYPE OF DEVICE WAS USED MAINLY BYAMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHERS. THE FADE-IN/FADE-OUT EFFECT ON PROFESSIONAL FILMS WAS DONE IN THE LABORATORY IN THE EDITING STAGE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

FADER: STAMPED IN BACK - 'U.S. PAT. 2,305,664/ ALSO PATENTENTED IN/ SWITZ. FRANCE. ENGLAND/ CANADA. BELGIUM. GERMANY/ CZECH. AND JAPAN/ 23030/ MADE IN SWITZERLAND'/ STAMPED IN FRONT: 'BOLSEY/ CINE-FADER/ PATENTED'/ PRINTED ON BOX LID: 'BOLSEY/ CINE FADER/ MADE IN SWITZERLAND/ PATENTED'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

FADER: BRUSHED SILVER METAL; "DOORS" - MATTE BLACK ON INSIDE AND SHINY BLACK ON OUTSIDE/ BOX: RED FAUX LEATHER WITH SILVER TRIM AROUND TOP EDGE AND BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A