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The Bell & Howell 2709 camera that recorded that very famous sequence along with a number of other Charlie Chaplin classic films is to be sold at auction in Britain.

The camera that Charlie Chaplin shot many of his classic silent films with is expected to provoke feverish bidding when it appears at auction in London for the first time.

The Bell & Howell 2709 camera was used by Chaplin on a number of his masterpieces, including The Kid (1921) and The Gold Rush (1925). He bought the camera in 1918 for his newly established Chaplin Studios, in Hollywood, and it was first used on Shoulder Arms. It is covered in marks and nicks that bear witness to its history.