Kodak Escort 8 Zoom
Camera
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Kodak Escort 8 Zoom
c 1964
Metal, plastic and glass
Overall (camera): 3 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 8 3/4 in., 1.9 lb. (9.8 × 8.3 × 22.2 cm, 0.9 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0066
DescriptionSerial# 170881 Crackled-black, rectangular, 8mm, spring motor powered, motion picture camera with f/1.6 zoom lens, optical eye level viewfinder, selinium cell light meter, daylight filter, fps dial and footage gauge in original box. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in black on fps dial on right side of camera: 10, 16, 25, 40 / Printed in black on filter switch on right side of camera: TYPE-A, NO FILTER / Printed in silver and black on product label on front of camerA: ESCORT 8 ZOOM Kodak, MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in white and black on lens on front of camera: feet, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 25, 50, INF., Kodak Zoom Lens f/1.6, W, N, T / Engraved on record button on front of camera: 170881 / Printed in silver and black on product label on left side of camera: Kodak ESCORT 8 ZOOM MOVIE CAMERA / Printed in black on footage gauge on left side of camera: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 0, E, OPEN, LOCK / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-23/1 KODAK ESCORT 8 Zoom Cine Camera Recieved..2/27/1964 / Printed in black inside footage compartment: KODAK MOVIE CAMERA T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. EMPTY FILM SPOOL HERE, MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, USE KODAK 8mm ROLL FILM PLACE FULL FILM SPOOL HERE
