Revere Double 8 Model 88
Camera
Revere Camera Company
American, 1920–1960
Revere Double 8 Model 88
April 1940
Metal, glass and leather
Overall (camera): 5 × 2 1/4 × 3 7/8 in., 1.9 lb. (12.7 × 5.7 × 9.8 cm, 0.9 kg)
Overall (case): 5 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 3 in., 0.5 lb. (14.6 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm, 0.2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0005
DescriptionCrackled brown, vaulted, 8mm, spring motor driven, motion picture camera with eye level optical viewfinder, footage dial, variable speed dial, f3.5 lens and braided cord. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on footage dial on right side of camera: FEET, 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 / Embossed in silver on variable speed dial on right side of camera: SPEED, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32 / Embossed in silver on aperture plate on front of camera: DULL, F 3.5, CLOUDY, 4, HAZY, 5.6, SUNLIGHT, 8, BRIGHT, 11, BRILLIANT, 16, IN BRILLIANT LIGHT USE 2X NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER / Engraved in silver on lens on front of camera: WOLLENSAK f3.5 VELOSTIGMAT / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: f, 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Embossed in silver on product plate with exposure guide on left side of camera: MODEL 88, DOUBLE 8, The REVERE, STANDARD 8 MM, CINÉ CAMERA, EXPOSURE GUIDE, SUBJECT, SEASON, BRIGHT, HAZY, CLOUDY, DULL, DISTANT SCENES, BEACH, SNOW, SKY, SUMMER, f16*, f16, f8, f5.6, WINTER, 11, 11, 5.6, 4, OPEN LANDSCAPE, LIGHT OBJECTS, SUMMER, 16, 11, 5.6, 4, WINTER, 11, 8, 4, 3.5, CLOSEUPS, SCENES IN SHADE, SUMMER, 11, 8, 4, 3.5, WINTER, 8, 5.6, 3.5, 2.5, INTERIOR SCENES NEAR WINDOWS, SUMMER, 4, 3.5, 2.5, 1.9, WINTER, 3.5, 2.5, 1.9, * USE NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER IN BRILLIANT LIGHT, ABOVE LENS STOPS ARE BASED ON TIME THREE HOURS AFTER SUNRISE UNTIL THREE HOURS BEFORE SUNSET, FOR COLOR AND DIFFICULT LIGHT CONDITIONS · USE METER, MADE IN U.S.A. BY THE REVERE CAMERA COMPANY, CHICAGO, LICENSED UNDER EASTMAN PATENT, NO. 1.941.522, OTHER REVERE PATENTS PENDING / Embossed under door latch on left side of camera: OPEN / Printed in black on white label on bottom of camera: 301-R32/3 Revere Double 8mm. , Model 88 Donated by Revere Camera Co. Recieved in Model Room. 8-23-1940 / Etched in white on optical viewfinder on top of camera: REVERE 12.5MM,OBJECTIVE LENS
