Universal Model C
Camera
Universal Model C
ca 1925
Metal, wood, leather, velvet and glass
Overall: 13 × 5 × 15 1/2 in. (33 × 12.7 × 39.4 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.1211.0001
DescriptionSerial #3011 Chrome, painted black, 35mm hand-cranked motion picture camera with with 3-lens turret, 50mm lens, 75mm lens, 112mm lens, focus finder, adjustable framing, adjustable shutter, automatic fade-in, automatic fade-out, double-dial footage gauge, 5 film magazines, 3 hand-cranks and black leather handle in black leather-covered case. The magazines accept 200 feet of film.
Inscriptions Embossed in brass on plate below lens turret: UNIVERSAL CAMERA MODEL C CAMERA NO. UNIVERSAL CAMERA CO. CHICAGO, U.S.A. Stamped in brass on plate below lens turret: 3011 / Engraved in white on 50mm lens: BUASCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. 3191720 50mm TESSAR Ic f3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Engraved in white on 75mm lens: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. 75mm TESSAR Ic / Engraved in white on 112mm lens: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. Rochester, N.Y. 3173413 2 1/2 X 3 1/2 TESSAR Ic / Typed in black on white label on top of camera: T-0440 / Engraved in white on automatic shutter lever: OPEN, CLOSE / Engraved in white on shutter angle dial on back of camera: 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180 / ENgraved in white on footage gauge on back of camera: 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, 12, 150, 175 / Embossed in black inside camera behind right door: 3011
