Revere Model 70
Camera
Revere Model 70
ca. 1947
Metal and leather
Overall: 4 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 5 in. (10.8 × 6.4 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.0706.0005
DescriptionChrome, black leather-covered, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with variable speed, single frame exposure and exposure guide. The camera accepts dual 25 foot magazines.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on product plate on left side of camera: Revere MAGAZINE CINE EIGHT MODEL SEVENTY PAT. 2,214,185 MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY THE REVERE CAMERA COMPANY, CHICAGO / Engraved on the exposure guide on the left side of the camera: EXPOSURE GUIDE 2 HRS. AFTER SUNRISE TO 2 HRS. BEFORE SUNSET FOR COLOR OR DIFFICULT LIGHT USE METER / Engraved on footage dial on right side of camera: FEET O-50 increments / Engraved in black on motor switch on right side of camera: C, R, S / Engraved on speed dial on right side of camera: SPEED, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 / Engraved in silver on exposure speed guide on right side of camera: EXPOSURE SPEED, PICTURES PER SECOND, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, SHUTTER SPEED, 1/15, 1/30, 1/45, 1/60, 1/120 / Engraved in silver inside of camera: INSTRUCTIONS LOADING: Apeture shutter in magazine must be closed before insertion in drawer. Place "First Exposure" side of magazine on outside of drawer; then slide drawer forward and push lever to lock position. Set footage dial to "0". TO REMOVE MAGAZINE: Slide knob on drawer. TO DETERMINE EXPOSED SIDE OF MAGAZINE: Insert magazine in drawerand look in window while operating camera - a non-revolving spindle core indicates bottom side is exposed. CAUTION: Never operate camera unless drawer is locked. / Typed in black on manilla and red tag tied to camera: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION Revere Camera Company a corporation, Plaintiff vs. Eastman Kodak Company, a corporation, Defendant CIVIL ACTION 45C1019 PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 22 / Written in black on manilla tag tied to camera: In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Revere Camera Company vs. Eastman Kodak C. C.A.No.45C1019 Camera "A"
