Charles Chaplin’s Camera Auction
July 25th, 2007 by Andre Soares
Via The Guardian:
"Last August, Michael Pritchard received an email from someone claiming to possess Charlie Chaplin’s movie camera. The owner wondered whether Christie’s auction house, where Pritchard has been the camera specialist for the past 20 years, would be interested in selling it.
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"… The camera on offer was a a Bell and Howell 2709, the archetypal Hollywood movie camera: hand-cranked with four lenses, a distinctive Mickey-Mouse-ears magazine and a wooden tripod. The 2709 was a mainstay of film production during Hollywood’s silent era, but what made this particular camera so remarkable was that there was documentary evidence to prove that it had indeed been bought by Charlie Chaplin. Now, almost 90 years later, the camera is on display at Christie’s, and will be put up for sale tomorrow [July 25]. It is expected to fetch at least £90,000."
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