Lubin Studio camera
Camera
Lubin Studio camera
Printer
ca. 1915
Metal, wood, leather, and glass
Overall: 11 1/2 × 10 × 10 1/4 in. (29.2 × 25.4 × 26 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.1517.0001
DescriptionSilver, rectangular, 35mm, hand-cranked, motion picture camera with no optics, eye level viewfinder, bubble level, footage gauge, aperture dial, and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 400 foot magazines.
Inscriptions Inscribed in white on right side of camera: 78:1517:1, 78:1517:1 / Engraved in metal on front of camera: 0, 1, 2, 0 / Engraved in brass on aperture dial on left side of camera: TESSAR W. A. 4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 23, 32, HYPAR, 3.5, 4, 5, 6.5, 8, 11, 16, HELIAR, 4-5, 6-3, 9, 12, 18, 25 / Engraved and embossed on patent labels on back of projector: PATENTED, PATENTED AUGUST 26, 1902, DECEMBER 5, 1911. FEB. 24 1914. SEPT. 22 1914. AUG. 31 1915. THE W&H PROCESS PATENT APPLIED FOR / Engraved in black on brass label on back of camera: G / Engraved in metal on footage gauge on back of camera: 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 375 / Engraved in black on back of camera: 1, 20
