Plate, mounting

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OBJECT TYPE: FLAT BASE ADAPTOR
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0442.001

MANUFACTURER: PAILLARD BOLEX
MODEL: BASAH
LOCATION: Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL WITH FELT PADDING

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 2.5 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 USED IN THE 1950S TO THE 1970S
Canada: ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND HE RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC AND FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF IN AFRICA. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND N. AMERICA [REF 2]
Function: USED TO MAKE THE ROUND BASE OF A CAMERA MORE STABLE WHEN USING A HEAVY LENS [REF 1]
Technical: MADE FOR THE BOLEX H16 CAMERA WHEN MOUNTED ON A TRIPOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S BADGE ON FRONT READS: 'FABRICATION SUISSE MADE IN SWITZERLAND/ Bolex/ paillard'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: CHROMED FINISH; RED MFG'S BADGE ON FRONT; BLACK FELT
Decoration: N/A

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PAILLARD BOLEX, Plate, mounting, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1997.0442, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0442.001/

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