Auricon Ciné-Voice II Model CM-72
Camera
Auricon Ciné-Voice II Model CM-72
December 1949
Metal, leather, wood, rubber, plastic and glass
Overall (camera): 10 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in., 12.6 lb. (26.7 × 19.1 × 24.4 cm, 5.7 kg)
Other (case with accessories): 12 1/4 × 26 1/4 × 11 in., 24.7 lb. (31.1 × 66.7 × 27.9 cm, 11.2 kg)
Gift of Stephen S. Marks
DescriptionSerial #3463 Crackled-grey, vaulted, 16mm sound-on-film, battery-motorized motion picture camera with optical soundhead, 7 volt soundtrack lamp, optical range-finder, footage gauge, black leather handle, 4 masks, sound amplifier, head phones, microphone, cables, instructions in red leather-covered case with black plastic handle. The camera accepts 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on plate on right side of camera: AURICON CINÉ-VOICE 16mm SOUND-ON-FILM CAMERA MODEL CM-72 RCA LICENSED SERIAL NO. 3463 60 CYCLES 15 WATTS 115 VOLTS Auricon Hollywood BERNDT-BACH, INC. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: 100 FEET, 75, 50, 35, 20, 10, 0, EMPTY / Embossed in silver on motor on right side of camera: AURICON / Engraved in silver on audio jack on back of camera; CANNON / Embossed in silver on range-finder lever on back of camera: INF, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4 / Printed in red, black and white on label on back of camera: S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORPORATION SEAL OF SUPERIORITY NEW YORK, U.S.A. / Embossed in grey below film spindles inside of camera: USE B-WOUND FILM, TAKE-UP, OIL / Engraved in black on spool inside of camera: KODAK CINE SPOOL T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. /
