Eumig C2
Camera

Eumig

Austrian, 1930s–1970s

Eumig C2

July 1935
Metal, glass, and leather
Overall (camera): 5 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 5 1/2 in., 3.5 lb. (13 × 8.3 × 14 cm, 1.6 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0090
DescriptionSerial# 2784 Painted black, rectangular, 9.5 mm, spring motor powered, motion picture camera with f/2.8 lens, eye level viewfinder, selinium cell light meter, winding key, aperture dial, footage gauge, lock-run shutter control, leather handle and lens cap. The camera accepts film magazine cartidges.
Inscriptions Embossed in plastic on right side of camera: Eumig / Engraved in white on aperture dial on right side of camera: A, B, C, D / Engraved in silver on winding key on right side of camera: Made in Austria / Printed in black on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 1 / Stamped in gold on lens cap on front of camera: Meyer / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: Trioplan 1:2.8 F=2 cm Meyer Görlitz Nr.636224, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8 / Embossed in black on product labels on front of camera: E, E / Printed in black on white label tied to leather handle on back of camera: Eumig 9 1/2mm. Cine Camera with Photo Electric cell control lens diaphram. 301-GE5/1, Eumig-Wein, Germany. Recieved in Model Room. 8/28/35 / Stamped on leather handle: Eumig / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: 2784

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