DeJur Electra Turret
Camera
Dejur-Amsco
American, 1930s–1950s
DeJur Electra Turret
April 1958
Metal, glass and plastic
Overall (camera): 5 × 2 3/4 × 6 in., 2.5 lb. (12.7 × 7 × 15.2 cm, 1.1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 601305 Crackled-grey, rectangular, 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with a three-lens turret, f/1.8 13mm lens, wide angle lens, telephoto lens, selinium cell light meter, footage gauge and exposure guide. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in black on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, FINISH, START / Printed in silver and red on product label on top of camera: DeJUR ELECTRA / Engraved in black on standard lens on front of camera: DeJUR-BAUSCH&LOMB 13mm f1.8 STANDARD / Engraved in yellow on wide angle lens on front of camera: DeJUR-BAUSCH&LOMB f:1.8 WIDE ANGLE / Engraved in red on telephoto lens on front of camera: DeJUR-BAUSCH&LOMB f:1.8 TELEPHOTO / Printed in black and red on turret on front of camera: LENS OPENINGS f/1.8 to f/16 (MANUAL), 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2, 1.8, MANUAL & FADE, AUTOMATIC, LENS / Engraved in red on lid on front of camera: ELECTRA / Enraved in red and black on exposure guide on left side of camera: INDOOR COLOR GUIDE ASA 16 FILM, CLOSED, OPEN, MADE IN U.S.A., DISTANCE, BETWEEN LAMPS & SUBJECT, VERSA DIAL SETTINGS, 375 WATT REFLECTOR FLOOD LAMPS, F STOPS 1.8, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 2 LAMPS, 13', 9', 6', 4 1/2', 4 LAMPS 19', 13', 9', 6' / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-D20/9 DeJur Electra 8mm 3 Turret Recieved 7/30/58 / Engraved inside footage compartment: 601305 / Written in pencil on white label inside footage compartment: CAMERA DOES NOT WORK.
