Eumig C3
Camera

Eumig

Austrian, 1930s–1970s

Eumig C3

ca. 1937
Metal, glass, and leather
Overall (camera): 5 1/4 × 2 × 5 1/4 in., 2.5 lb. (13.3 × 5.1 × 13.3 cm, 1.1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0097
DescriptionSerial# 5810 Crackled-black, recangular, 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/2.5 lens, eye level viewfinder, winding key, lock-run shutter control, footage gauge, fps dial, aperture adjustment lever, selinium cell light meter, and leather handle in original box. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 / Engraved in black and red on fps dial on right side of camera: 32, 16, 8, A, B, C, D, E / Embossed in black on product label on front of camera: Eumig / Printed in white on aperture scale on front of camera: 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.7 / Engraved in gold on lens on front of camera: Trioplan 1:2.5 f=12.5mm Mayer Görlitz / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-GE5/2 Eumig C3-8mm. Camera with Photo Electric Cell. Eumig-Wein, Germany. Recieved.9/14/37 / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: 5810 Made in Austria / Printed in white on spool inside footage compartment: Eumig, I

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