Akeley
Camera
Akeley Camera Co.
American, 1920s–1940s
Akeley
ca. 1914
Metal, wood and rubber
Overall (camera): 12 × 9 × 22 1/2 in. (30.5 × 22.9 × 57.2 cm)
Overall (tripod): 43 1/4 × 23 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (109.9 × 59.7 × 59.7 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Carl E. Akeley
1982.1591.0007
DescriptionBlack and chrome, cirular, 35mm, magazined, hand-crank, motion picture camera with 50mm f/3.5 lens, floating, optical viewfinder with matching, rackable lens, pan handle, top handle and footage gauge mounted on a ball and socket tripod head with wooden, adjustable legs. The magazines accept 300 feet of film.
Inscriptions Engraved in brass on plate on left side of camera: Akeley / Engraved in white on viewfinder lens: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. 3170120 50mm TESSAR, 1c / Engraved in white on camera lens: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. 3170163 50mm TESSAR 1c
