This classic studio camera was first sold in 1910; it was a favourite of American cameramen such as Billy Bitzer, who shot many of the D.W. Griffith's film features and became an icon in the early years of Hollywood. This type of camera became so popular with cameramen throughout the world that it was used on more films at the time than any other motion picture camera prior to the outbreak of the world war one.
Mechanical: Working but accuracy of shutter (usually at slow speeds) questionable.

As a result many were heavily used or upgraded and examples in good condition are difficult to find.