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Bell and Howell Colorist I
France Version française
Photos by - text by Sylvain Halgand. From the collection of -. Last update 2024-01-24 par Jacques Bratieres.

Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Before) 1959 to (After) 1959.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 3312

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Chronology of cameras Bell and Howell 

TDC cameras  (Three Dimension Company, a subsidiary of Bell & Howell) are common in the United States, where stereo photography enjoyed significant success during the 1950s.

The Colorist I is the basic model, without a rangefinder. The focusing distance is adjustable on one of the two lenses, as well as the aperture. On the other lens, the shutter speed needs to be set.

This camera was primarily designed for use with slide film. The captured images were then mounted under cardboard mounts. They could be viewed with a viewer or projected with a special projector. The use of polarized glasses allowed for a three-dimensional viewing experience.

Although American, this model was manufactured in Germany, on the shores of Lake Constance, by a company called Bodenseewerk. This company was involved in arms manufacturing and had relocated away from Berlin (towards the American sector) at the end of the war. The post-war years were not particularly favorable for the German military industry, so the company diversified its production into various objects. In 1954, the majority shareholder became American. The company specialized in automation and the construction of analysis devices. Since 1989, the Diehl Group has taken over part of the activities.

Bell and Howell Colorist I



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Patent No. US2674920 for a viewer filed by Three Dimension Company in 1952, published in 1954. The inventor is Frank P. Bennett. This patent refers, among other things, to two French patents (No. 990775 and 992062) regarding the arrangement of views on a vertical card.





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