1950s Bolex Catalogs

  • Paillard French Catalog
  • Cameras Projecteurs Accessoires
  • S.A Spécialités Tiranty, Paris
  • Content: 28 pages
  • Year: 1951
  • Language: French
  • This French catalog shows the full range of Bolex products and SOM Berthiot lenses as of 1951. It was printed for S.A. Spécialités Tiranty, the exclusive Paillard agent and distributor for France, Morocco, French Indochina (now Vietnam), Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, French Guiana and French Polynesia.
  • Scan: Courtesy of Jim Exley, UK.
  • Bolex Catalog
  • Bolex Catalog
  • Paillard Products Inc., NY
  • Content: 24 pages
  • Year: November 1952
  • Language: English
  • Both the Pan Cinor 20-60 zoom lens and the Bolex Stereo attachment are pictured on the cover of this US catalog, but neither are discussed; they're only included in the retail price list. The rest of the catalog gives a general overview of Paillard Bolex cameras and accessories and Kern lenses for 8mm and 16mm.
  • 1952 Bolex Catalog
  • Bolex Catalog
  • Paillard Products Inc., NY
  • Content: 24 pages
  • Year: 1952
  • Language: English
  • Unfortunately, I've "misplaced" this catalog -- meaning, "permanently lost". Fortunately, I scanned it before that happened. This particular one is from 1952, but the month is unknown; it's similar to the above issue, printed in the US by Paillard Products Inc. Both were a series of catalogs, updated occasionally, which included Paillard Bolex products. As far as I know, there were only two styles of covers.
  • Bolex Equipment Catalog
  • 8 - 9,5 - 16mm Movie Equipment
  • Paillard S.A., Switzerland
  • Content: 32 pages
  • Year: 1953
  • Language: English
  • This product catalog was printed by Paillard and intended for the British market. It's a great source of information on many of the Bolex products available as of early 1953, including some less common accessories -- many of which were not distributed or advertised in North America.
  • Scan: Courtesy of Jim Exley, UK.
  • Kern Paillard Catalog
  • Kern Paillard Lenses
  • Paillard S.A., Switzerland
  • Content: 24 pages
  • Year: 1954
  • Language: English
  • This catalog, printed in Switzerland, is devoted entirely to Kern Paillard lenses for 8mm and 16mm Bolex cameras. All lenses are fully detailed and pictured, along with an illustration of the lens element construction for each. The cover shows a woman holding a Bolex H16 Supreme.
  • Kern Reflex Lenses
  • Kern Lenses (Includes Reflex)
  • Paillard S.A., Switzerland
  • Content: 24 pages
  • Year: 1957
  • Language: English
  • Featuring a slightly different cover model from the earlier printing of this catalog, this version shows a full line of both standard and reflex Kern lenses. Bolex product codes and specifications of reflex lenses are listed, but it is otherwise identical to the catalog pictured above.
  • Bolex Catalog
  • General 8mm Catalogue
  • Paillard Ltd., Ste-Croix (Switzerland)
  • Content: 20 pages
  • Year: 1959
  • Language: English
  • This catalog, for the British market, shows a range of Paillard-Bolex products for 8mm movies that were available in 1959. The inside front cover has an excellent exploded view illustrating the different parts of the Bolex B8L.
  • Scan: Courtesy of Jim Exley, UK.