Magnafilm
Camera
Magnafilm
ca 1929
Metal and leather
Overall: 16 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (41.3 × 34.3 × 19.1 cm)
Purchase
1983.2432.0005
DescriptionSerial #FL 1 Painted black, rectangular, 56mm motion picture camera with variable speed, variable shutter angle, footage gauge, frame counter, aperture lever and focus lever with brown leather handle in black leather-cover case with black leather handle. A tripod head, in separate black leather-covered case, with 2 pan handles and tilt hand-crank.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on front of camera: Paramount MAGNAFILM / Engraved in black on plate on front of camera: ANDRE DEBRIE 111-113 Rue Saint-Maur PARIS SERIE FL No1 MADE-IN-FRANCE / Inscribed in in white on front of camera: C-3629 / Engraved in black on variable speed lever on front of camera: IMAGES 64, 96, 128 IMAGES, FEET 5, 7.5, 10 FEET / SECONDS 2/3, 4 5 1/3 SECONDS / Engraved in black on footage gauge under door on right side of camera: FEET, PICTURES, Ets. ANDRÉ DEBRIE PARIS / Engraved in black on clutch dial on right side of camera: CLUTCH OUT / Engraved in black on body lock dial on right side of camera: LOCK / Engraved in black on focus lever on back of camera: FOR LENSES UP TO 105MM, LENSES FROM 106MM TO 210MM MULTIPLY BY 4, 211MM TO (?) MULTIPLY BY 8 / Engraved in black on aperture lever on back of camera: 2, 2.3, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Engraved in black on variable shutter angle guide on left side of camera: EXPOSURE, DEGREES / Printed in black on yellow label on top of camera: 2020
