Maurer Professional Model 05
Camera
J. A. Maurer, Inc.
American, ca. 1950s–1970s
Maurer Professional Model 05
September 1945
Metal and glass
Overall: 12 1/2 × 15 × 16 1/4 in. (31.8 × 38.1 × 41.3 cm)
Gift of Marion Faller, 2012
DescriptionCrackled-grey, rectangular, 16mm, motion picture camera with three-lens turret holding f/1.4 25mm, f/1.4 50mm, f/2.8 100mm lenses, electric motor drive, reflex viewfinder, optical viewfinder and 400 foot magazine.
Inscriptions Engraved in red and silver, stmaped in black on plate on top of camera: maurer 16mm PROFESSIONAL CAMERA MODEL 05 SERIAL 196 J.A. MAURER INC. NEW YORK, U.S.A. / Engraved in red and silver, stamped in black on plate on top of motor: maurer 16mm J.A. MAURER INC. NEW YORK, U.S.A. VOLTS 115, CYCLE 60, PH. 1, NO.194, TYPE LS732LCJ1, EASTERN AIR DEVICES MOTOR / Engraved in red and silver, stamped in black on plate on magazine: maurer 16mm 400-FT. MAGAZINE MODEL 01 SERIAL 377 J.A. MAURER INC. NEW YORK, U.S.A. / Engraved in red and silver, stamped in black on plate on optical viewfinder: maurer 16mm VIEWFINDER MODEL 06 SERIAL 196 J.A. MAURER INC. NEW YORK, U.S.A. / Engraved in white and red on lens one: SWITAR f/1.4 25mm H16 RX No.986984 / Engraved in silver on lens two: MACRO-SWITAR f/1.4 50mm H16 RX No.998129 / Engraved in white on lens three: MACRO-YVAR f/2.8 100mm No.1050006
