Eumig C-16
Camera
Eumig
Austrian, 1930s–1970s
Eumig C-16
March 1957
Metal, glass and leather
Overall (camera): 9 × 3 × 7 3/4 in., 6.3 lb. (22.9 × 7.6 × 19.7 cm, 2.9 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0056
DescriptionSerial# 370137 Crackled-grey, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor powered, motion picture camera with f/1.9 to f/25 zoom lens, telescoping eye level viewfinder, selinium cell light meter, single exposure dial, aperture dial, fps dial, detachable tripod mount, winding reserve indicator, exposure gauge and leather handle in original box. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on product label on right side of camera: MADE IN AUSTRIA eumig C 16 / Engraved in silver on right side of camera: 370137 / Printed in white on viewfinder dial on right side of camera: 1/2, f 25, x2 / Printed and embossed in silver on winding reserve indicator on right side of camera: METER, FEET, 12, 14, 16, 55, 50, 45, 40 / Printed in silver around fps dial on front of camera: 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 / Engraved in white on lens on front of camera: EUMIG-WEIN 371819 EUMIGAR 1 1.9/25 / Printed in silver on zoom guide on front of camera: METER, INF., 5, 3, 2, 1.5, 1.2, 1, FEET, 40", 4, 5, 7, 10, 20, INF. / Printed in black on aperture dial on front of camera: 4, 2.8, 1.9 / Embossed in silver on product label on left side of camera: Eumig / Printed in black and red on exposure guide guide on left side of camera: INF, 5, 3, 2, 1.5, 1.2, 1, METER, INF., 20, 10, 7, 5, 4, FEET, 1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 / Printed in black on white label tied to handle on top of camera: Eumig C-16, 16mm. Cine Camera with built-in automatic exposure meter 301-GE5/8, Eumig-Wein, Germany Recieved 8/6/1957 / Engraved in black on telescoping viewfinder on back of camera: 4, 3, 2, 1, -, 0, +, 1, 2, 3, 4 / Printed in silver on ASA/DIN dial inside footage compartment: 6, ASA, 400, 6, 12, 9, 12, 9, DIN, 27 / Embossed in black inside footage compartment: Eumig, 509, 303
