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| − | The '''Bolsey A''' is a 35mm [[viewfinder camera]] made by [[Bolsey]] | + | The '''Bolsey A''' is a 35mm [[viewfinder camera]] made by [[Bolsey]] about 1952. It has a [[Wollensak]] 44mm f/4.5 lens and a [[Wollensak]] shutter giving B, 1/25, 1/50, and 1/100 speeds. In Sanford's book there is a reproduction of an advertisement for the Bolsey A: in the advertising picture the camera is marked ''BOLSEY MODEL A'' on the front. Nobody seems to have ever seen a Bolsey A, and it is unsure if it was sold under that name. |
The same camera was sold under the name '''La Belle Pal'''. La Belle Industries Inc. was a company based in Wisconsin, manufacturing projectors and slide viewers. It seems the Pal was their only camera. | The same camera was sold under the name '''La Belle Pal'''. La Belle Industries Inc. was a company based in Wisconsin, manufacturing projectors and slide viewers. It seems the Pal was their only camera. | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.web4homes.com/bolsey La Belle Pal, amongst others] at [https://www.web4homes.com/ Vanguard Real Estate Group] |
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[[Category: 35mm viewfinder]] | [[Category: 35mm viewfinder]] | ||
[[Category: USA]] | [[Category: USA]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Bolsey]] | + | [[Category:Bolsey|A]] |
[[Category: B]] | [[Category: B]] | ||
| − | [[Category: A|A | + | [[Category: A|A Bolsey]] |
[[Category:1952]] | [[Category:1952]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:16, 28 May 2023
The Bolsey A is a 35mm viewfinder camera made by Bolsey about 1952. It has a Wollensak 44mm f/4.5 lens and a Wollensak shutter giving B, 1/25, 1/50, and 1/100 speeds. In Sanford's book there is a reproduction of an advertisement for the Bolsey A: in the advertising picture the camera is marked BOLSEY MODEL A on the front. Nobody seems to have ever seen a Bolsey A, and it is unsure if it was sold under that name.
The same camera was sold under the name La Belle Pal. La Belle Industries Inc. was a company based in Wisconsin, manufacturing projectors and slide viewers. It seems the Pal was their only camera.
| Bolsey |
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| Bolsey A |
| Bolsey B |
| Bolsey C |
| Bolsey Explorer |
| Bolsey-Flex |
| Bolsey Jubilee
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| Jacques Bolsey |
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| image by Tony Kemplen (Image rights) |
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| Bolsey Model A, top camera in this 1952 advertisement scan courtesy scanned by Nesster (Image rights) |
Bibliography
- Pont, Patrice-Hervé. Le Bolsey. Fotofiche n°9. Flassy (France): Fotosaga, June 1988. (Leaflet, no ISBN number.)
- Sanford, Richard. Bolsey, the man behind the camera. Home publication, 2003. (No ISBN number.)
