Revere Ranger Model 81
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Revere Ranger Model 81
ca. 1941
Metal, glass and cloth
Overall: 5 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 4 in. (13.3 × 5.7 × 10.2 cm)
1978.0191.0032
DescriptionBrown, vaulted, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, f/2.5 lens, variable speed and cloth strap. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in black and red on the product plate on the front of the camera: Revere Ranger / Engraved in black on the lens: SOMCO-REVERE CINE 12.7mm COATED f/2.5 / Printed in silver on plate on left side of camera: Revere MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY THE REVERE CAMERA COMPANY CHICAGO PAT. NOS. 2151536 2214184 2214185 D-114603 CANADIAN 389180 LICENSED UNDER EASTMAN PAT. NO. 1941522 OTHER REVERE PATENTS PENDING / Printed on exposure guide on left side of camera: MODEL 81 EXPOSURE GUIDE BRIGHT SUN SIDE LIGHT f/6 BACK LIGHT f/3..5 AVERAGE f/8 WEAK HAZY SUN SIDE LIGHT f/3.5 BACK LIGHT f/3.5 AVERAGE f/5.6 OPEN SHADE BRIGHT DAY f/4 OVERCAST OR DEEP SHADE f/2.5 USE ABOVE EXPOSURES FOR ALL COLOR FILM AND ANY FILM RATED ASA 10 OR WESTON 8. THIS GUIDE BASED ON MEDIUM-COLORED SUBJECTS. FOR WHITE OR VERY LIGHT SUBJECTS CLOSE ADDITIONAL 1/2 STOP. / Printed in silver on footage dial on right side of camera: 0-25 increments / Printed in silver on the speed dial on the right side of the camera: 8, 12, 16, 32 / Printed in black on spool inside of camera: FILM WHEN ON THIS SPOOL IS ONLY HALF EXPOSED / Engraved on spool inside of camera: CINE-KODAK 8 SPOOL PAT. IN U.S.A. 1,941,522 / Stamped inside of camera: B6680
