Beaulieu TR8
Camera
Beaulieu
French, ca. 1960s
Beaulieu TR8
May 1961
Metal, glass and plastic
Overall (camera): 5 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 7 5/8 in., 2.7 lb. (13 × 6.7 × 19.4 cm, 1.2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 350744 Crackled-grey, vaulted, 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with three-lens turret, f/12.5 lens, f/35 lens, f/6.5 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, winding crank, fps dial, variable shutter control, footage gauge, ASA dial, and winding crank. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on product label on right side of camera: Beaulieu Reflex control / Printed in black around fps dial on right side of camera: 12, 18, 24, 48, 64 / Engraved in white on variabla shutter control on right side of camera: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 / Embossed in silver on product label on front of camera: TR 8 MADE IN FRANCE / Engraved in black on f/6.5 lens on front of camera:RETROFOCUS No936944 P.ANGENIEUX PARIS F.6.5 1:1.8, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 1.8, Lens made in France / Engraved in black on f/35 lens on front of camera P.ANGENIEUX PARIS F.35 1:1.8 TYPE Y32 No791650, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 10, INF., 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 1.8, 1.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 1.8, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, Lens made in France / Engraved in black on f/12.5 lens on front of camera: P.ANGENIEUX PARIS F.12.5 1:1.8, TYPE JII No850059, 0.25, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, inf., 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 1.8, 1.8, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 1.8, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, Lens made in France / Printed in black on footage gauge on left side of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Embossed in silver on ASA dial on back of camera: 400, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 64, 48, 24, 18, 12, ASA / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-FB7/! Beaulieu TR8 8mm Camera. Recieved..6-10-1966 / Printed in black on white label on eye cup on back of camera: 301-FB7/1 / Engraved in black on bottom of camera: 350744
