Revere Eight Model 60
Camera
Revere Eight Model 60
Magazine Ciné Eight
ca. 1950
Metal, glass, leather and cloth
Overall: 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.3 × 16.5 cm)
Museum accession
1978.0191.0039
DescriptionCrackled grey, brown leather-covered, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with adjustable parallax eye-level viewfinder, three lens turret holding f/1.9, f/2.8, f/3.5 lenses, variable speed, exposure guide and brown cloth strap. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools in the magazine.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on plate on left side of camera: Revere EIGHT MAGAZINE CINÉ EIGHT MODEL SIXTY, LOWER SIDE OF MAGAZINE IS EXPOSED WHEN SPINDLE BEHIND WINDOW DOES NOT MOVE / Engraved in exposure guide plate on left side of camera: BRIGHT SUN SIDE LIGHT 5.6 BACK LIGHT 4 AVERAGE f/8, WEAK HAZY SUN SIDE LIGHT 4 BACK LIGHT 4 AVERAGE 5.6, OPEN SHADE BRIGHT DAY f/4, OVERCAST OR DEEP SHADE 2.8, USE ABOVE WITH ALL COLOR FILM AND ANY FILM RATED WESTON 8. THIS EXPOSURE GUIDE IS BASED ON MEDIUM-COLORED SUBJECTS. FOR WHITE OR VERY LIGHT SUBJECTS, CLOSE ADDITIONAL 1/2 STOP. / Engraved in black on lens one: ANIMAR BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO. U.S.A. 12.7mm f/2.8 / Engraved in black on aperture ring on lens one: f/2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Engraved in black on lens two: CINE RAPTOR WOLLENSAK-REVERE 13mm f/1.9 / Engraved in black and red on aperture ring on lens two: f/1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 No.755487 / Engraved in black and red on focus ring on lens two: INF, 25, 12, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2 / Engraved in black on lens three: WOLLENSACK RAPTAR 1 1/2 INCH f/3.5 CINE TELEPHOTO / Engraved in black and red on the aperture ring on lens three: f/3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, No.726194 / Engraved in black on focus ring on lens three: INF, 100, 50, 25, 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, FEET, 5 / Engraved in white on view finder on top of camera: MICROMATIC PARALLAX FINDER, 13MM, 25MM, 38MM, 50MM / Engraved in black and red on parallax dial on right side of camera: INF, 20, UNI, 7, 3 1/2 / Printed in silver on footage dial on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 / Printed in silver on speed dial on right side of camera: 12, 16, 24, 32, 48 / Printed in silver on exposure speed guide on right side of camera: EXPOSURE SPEED, FRAMES PER SECOND, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, SHUTTER SPEED, 1/22, 1/30, 1/45, 1/60, 1/90 / Printed in silver inside of camera: Revere EIGHT OPERATION OF CAMERA, LOCK CAMERA DRAWER BEFORE OPERATING CAMERA, SET FOOTAGE DIAL AT ZERO AFTER RELAODING CAMERA, SLIDE LOCKING KNOB DOWNWARDTO EFECT FILM MAGAZINE, VIEWFINDER IS IS LOCKED AT THE IDEAL SETTING-UNIVERSAL FOCUS, MADE IN U.S.A. REVERE CAMERA CORPORATION CHICAGO 16, ILLINOIS PAT. NOS. 2,323,576 2,351,886 2,374,509 2,322,400 2,332,693 2,357,076 2,377,821 2,322,401 2,347,519 2,366,153 130,927 OTHER PATS. PENDING / Stamped in silver inside of camera: 75450
