Eumig C3

Eumig C3

Camera

Eumig

Maker
Austrian, 1930s–1970s

Eumig C3

ca. 1936
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 5 × 1 3/4 × 5 in. (12.7 × 4.4 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.0706.0002
DescriptionBlack, square, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, f/1.9 lens, variable speed and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved on product plate on front of camera: Eumig / Engraved in brown on lens: C. Reichert Wien Solar f/1.9 12.5mm / Engraved in white on aperture switch on front of camera: 1.9, 2.7, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Engraved in black and red on speed dial on right side of camera: 8, 16, 32, A, B, C, D, E / Engraved in black on footage dial on right side of camera: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 / Engraved on spool inside of camera: Eumig / Stamped inside of camera: 31861 / Printed on red and black tag tied to leather handle: DIE SCHUTZMARKE Eumig BURGT FUR QUALITAT TYPE C3805 No. 31861 1216 GEPRUFT

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