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'''Bell International Corp.''' was an American distributor based in New York. In 1959–60, it distributed the [[Ramera|Bell Kamra]], a fancy combination of a transistor radio and a [[subminiature]] camera, name variant of the [[Ramera]] manufactured in Japan by [[Kowa]]. It certainly also distributed the [[Ramera|Bell 16]], a standalone version of the camera contained in the Ramera. | '''Bell International Corp.''' was an American distributor based in New York. In 1959–60, it distributed the [[Ramera|Bell Kamra]], a fancy combination of a transistor radio and a [[subminiature]] camera, name variant of the [[Ramera]] manufactured in Japan by [[Kowa]]. It certainly also distributed the [[Ramera|Bell 16]], a standalone version of the camera contained in the Ramera. | ||
| − | The company is unrelated to [[Bell & Howell]] of Chicago or Bell Manufacturing Co. of Des Plaines, IL (makers of the 16mm Bell cine camera, but nothing else is known about it. | + | The company is unrelated to [[Bell & Howell]] of Chicago or Bell Manufacturing Co. of Des Plaines, IL (makers of the 16mm Bell cine camera), but nothing else is known about it. |
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Bell International Corp. was an American distributor based in New York. In 1959–60, it distributed the Bell Kamra, a fancy combination of a transistor radio and a subminiature camera, name variant of the Ramera manufactured in Japan by Kowa. It certainly also distributed the Bell 16, a standalone version of the camera contained in the Ramera.
The company is unrelated to Bell & Howell of Chicago or Bell Manufacturing Co. of Des Plaines, IL (makers of the 16mm Bell cine camera), but nothing else is known about it.
== Links ==
In English:
- Bell Kamra at Submin.com, showing the name "Bell International Corp. N.Y." on the camera's user manual
