Agfa 16-12 B
Camera
Agfa
German, 1867–1964
Agfa 16-12 B
ca. 1930
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/4 × 3 × 6 5/8 in., 4.3 lb. (13.3 × 7.6 × 16.8 cm, 2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0083
DescriptionCrackled-black, leather bound, rectangular, 16mm, spring motor powered, motion picture camera with f/1.5 lens, waist level viewfinder, eye level viewfinder, footage gauge and leather handle. The camera accepts 40 foot Agfa film magazines.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on shutter control in right side of camera: O, I, II / Embossed in black on product label on front of camera: Agfa / Engraved in silver on lens on front of camera: Agfa Symetar F:1.5/2cm 486044, D.R.P. 403706, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2, 1.5, INF., 10, 5, 3, 2, 1.7, 1.3, 1, 0.8 / Embossed in black on left side of camera: Agfa / Engraved in black on footage gauge on top of camera: 5, 4, 3 / Printed in black on white label on bottom of camera: 301-GA1/2-1 rc 23APR84
