Revere Eye-Matic CA-4
Camera
Revere Eye-Matic CA-4
ca. 1958
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 6 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (17.1 × 8.3 × 15.9 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.0706.0013
DescriptionCrackled-grey, leather-covered, rectangular, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with adjustable eye-level viewfinder, three-turret lens mount holding two f/1.8 lenses, automatic exposure, single frame exposure, variable shutter and black cloth strap. The camera accepts dual 25 foot magazines.
Inscriptions Embossed in black and yellow on product plate below lens: Revere / Engraved in black on product plate below lens: EYE-MATIC / Engraved in yellow on product plate below lens: MAGAZINE EIGHT / Engraved in black on plate on bottom of camera: REVERE CAMERA COMPANY MODEL CA-4 / Stamped in silver on plate on bottom of camera: 164502 / Engraved in black on lens one: WOLLENSAK CINE RAPTOR 32.5mm f/1.8 TELEPHOTO / Engraved in black on lens two: WOLLENSAK CINE RAPTOR 13mm f/1.8 / Engraved in black on selenium ring: ASA 10 OUTDOOR, ASA 16 INDOOR / Engraved in black around shutter switch on right side of camera: SEMI, AUTO, FADE / Printed in black on footage dial on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 / Engraved in black on eyepiece on view finder: 3 FT. TO 12 FT., 8 FT. to INF / Engraved in black on plate on back of camera: 3-M-CO. 226512 / Engraved in grey on leather door: OPEN / Printed in black inside of camera: MADE IN U.S.A. REVERE CAMERA CO. CHICAGO PATENT APPLIED FOR
