Maurer Model 150
Camera
Maurer Model 150
May 1952
Metal and glass
Overall: 12 1/2 × 7 5/8 × 15 in., 19.9 lb. (31.8 × 19.4 × 38.1 cm, 9 kg)
Gift of James Sibley Watson, Jr.
DescriptionCrackled-grey, rectangular, 16mm, hand-cranked motion picture projector with three-lens turret, no optics, reflex optical viewfinder, frame counter, footage gauge, shutter control dial, fps dial, and film magazine. The camera accepts dual 400 foot film reels.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal on crank handle on right side of projector: MANUFACTURED BY CURTIS UNIV, JOINT CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A. CAT C641, SOLD BY BOSTON GEAR WORKS, NORTH QUINCY, MASS / Engraved in metal on lens turret on front of camera: 1, 2, 3 / Engraved in metal on door latch on left side of camera: CLOSE / Inscribed in white on left side of camera: 81:0790:3 / Engraved in white on frame counter on back of camera: 666 / Engraved in white on footage gauge on back of camera: 34, 32, 30 / Engraved in metal on fps dial on back of camera: 40, 64 / Printed in black on shutter control dial on back of camera: 45°, 64°, 90°, 127°, 180°, 235° / Embossed in metal on product label on top of projector: 16mm maurer PROFESSIONAL CAMERA MODEL 05 SERIAL 335 J.A. MAURER, INC. NEW YORK, U.S.A. / Embossed in metal on product label on film magazine on top of camera: 16mm maurer, 400=FT. MAGAZINE MODEL 01 SERIAL 1156 J.A. MAURER, INC. NEW YORK, U.S.A.
