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AN AMERICAN ALUMINIUM AND STEEL MOTION PICTURE AURICON CAMERA
Lot 133

AN AMERICAN ALUMINIUM AND STEEL MOTION PICTURE AURICON CAMERA

CIRCA 1935, BY BERNDT BACH INC.

Closed3 September 2014

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GBP 62,500

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AN AMERICAN ALUMINIUM AND STEEL MOTION PICTURE AURICON CAMERA
CIRCA 1935, BY BERNDT BACH INC.
The camera with markers label 'Berndt Bach Inc./ Auricon, Hollywood', on its original adjustable stand with brass plaque inscribed 'JG SALTZMAN INC. CAESAR MANUFACTURING INC. Serial no. 41A478
Full adjustable height: 68 in. (174 cm.) high; camera length: 25 in. (64 cm.)

Specialist note

Auricon cameras were first manufactured by the E.M. Berndt Corp. in 1931, becoming Berndt-Bach in the mid Thirties. The company, founded by Eric M. Berndt and Walter H. Bach (Berndt-Bach), again changed its name to Bach Auricon Inc. in the early Forties. The Auricon was designed to be portable, and are notable in that they are able to record sound and image directly onto the same film.