Camera, Bilora Bella 66, Kurbi & Niggeloh, Germany, 1956
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
post 1956
Bilora Bella 66 camera, model 3, manufactured by Kurbi & Niggeloh, a subsiduary company of Radevormwald/RHLD, Germany, circa 1956. This model of Bilora Bella camera was first produced in 1956. The die cast aluminium body makes the camera very sturdy and gives it an expensive 'quality' appearance. It has a Meniscus f11 lens. The Bella 66 used 6x6 negatives, known as 120 film. The shutter has two (3) speeds.
1/50, for flash and 1/100 +(B) The lens was usually a Rodenstock Achromat, 1:8. Cast alloy camera with grey speckled covering. Includes plastic and vinyl carry case.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- die cast aluminium, Cast alloy
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 13.5 mm (Length), 130 mm (Width), 95 mm (Depth), 85 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Bilora
- Place recorded
- Germany
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Camera body: 'FILM 82 / No. 120 / 6 x 6 cm / 2 1/4 x 2 1/4"' 'BILORA'. Lens: '5 feet 6 8 10 15 Inf / 1.5m 2 3 5 / f16 8 Rodenstock / B & W COLOR BELLA 66 Achromat 1:8'.
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-384292
- Museum object name
- Camera - Kurbi & Niggeloh Company, 'Bilora Bella 66', Germany, circa 1956
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- ST 42627
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.