Revere Eight Model 80
Camera
Revere Eight Model 80
ca. 1953
Metal and leather
Overall: 5 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (13.3 × 6.4 × 9.5 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.0706.0016
DescriptionCrackled-brown, leather-covered, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with adjustable eye-level viewfinder, single frame exposure, variable speed and exposure guide. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in black and red on product plate on left side of camera: Revere EIGHT MODEL 80 / Printed in black around door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, LOCK / Printed in silver and red on exposure guide on left side of camera: BRIGHT SUN f/8, SIDE LIGHT f/5.6, WEAK HAZY SUN 5.6, SIDE LIGHT f/4, OPEN SHADE BRIGHT SUNE f/4, OVERCAST OR DEEP SHADE 2.8, USE ABOVE WITH COLOR FILM RATED ASA 10. FOR DARK SUBJECTS OPEN ADDITIONAL 1/2 STOP / Stamped in silver on plate on left side of camera: No. D 13163 / Embossed in silver on speed dial on right side of camera: 12, 16, 24, 32, 48 / Embossed on footage dial on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 / Printed in black on view finder focus switch: 9, 13, 25, 36
