Briskin 16
Camera
Briskin 16
ca. 1945
Metal and leather
Overall: 4 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (11.4 × 5.7 × 14.6 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.0706.0012
DescriptionBrown crackled, brown leather-covered, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with focus eye-level viewfinder and exposure guide. The camera accepts 50 foot spools in the magazine.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on product plate on bottom of camera: Briskin 16MM CAMERA / Embossed in silver on product plate on bottom of camera: MADE IN U.S.A. BY BRISKIN CAMERA CORP. SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA SERIAL NUMBER TRIPOD SOCKET / Embossed in silver on exposure guide on bottom of camera: EXPOSURE GUIDE COLOR FILM ONLY LIGHT CONDITION 16 FRAMES PER SEC. CLEAR SUN f/11. HAZY SUN 8, CLOUDY BRIGHT 5.6, OPEN SHADE 5.6, CLOUDY DULL 4, CLOUDY DARK 3.5 USE GUIDE ENCLOSED WITH FILM FOR MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR BLACK AND WHITE FILM AND INTERIORS / Engraved in silver on wind key on right side of camera: Briskin 16 / Engraved in black on view finder focus switch: 17mm, 1IN., 2, 3, 4, 6 / Engraved in black on door latch on left side of camera: UNLOCK, LOCK / Embossed on footage gauge on left side of camera: FOOTAGE
