Argus Showmaster 820T
Camera
Argus, Inc.
American, estab. 1944
Argus Showmaster 820T
1967
Metal, plastic and glass
Overall: 9 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 7 3/4 in., 2.3 lb. (24.1 × 6 × 19.7 cm, 1.1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0108
DescriptionSerial# 64030672T Black leather and chrome, vaulted, Super-8, battery operated, motion picture camera with f/1.8 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, CdS light meter, lock-run shutter control, zoom lever, exposure control dial, footage gauge, remote control, cable release port, battery indicator, daylight filter, tripod mount, lighting port and folding pistol grip handle. The camera accepts Super-8 film cartridges.
Inscriptions Printed in blue on product label on right side of camera:SUPER EIGHT / Printed in black on product label on front of camera: argus / Engraved in white and black on lens on front of camera: ARGUS CINTAGON ZOOM, 1:1.8 f=8.5~35MM NO.97138, FT., 4, 6, 8, 12, 20, INF. / Printed in gold on zoom dial on front of camera: WIDE / Printed in silver on shutter control on front of camera: LOCK / Printed in blue on product label on left side of camera: SHOWMASTER 820T / Engraved in white on exposure control dial on left side of camera: AUTO / Printed in black on white label on left sid eof camera: 301-I 8/10 Argus Showmaster 820T Super 8 Movie Camera. W/Remote Control. Recieved...12/7/1967 / Printed in silver on footage gauge on back of camera: 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 0 / Engraved in yellow on daylight filter switch on top of camera: OUTDOOR / Printed in black on silver label on bottom of camera: MADE IN JAPAN NO.64030672T / Printed in silver inside footage compartment: ARGUS INCORPORATED, CHICAGO, ILL., MADE IN JAPAN, 2 BATTERIES: MALLORY PX-13 OR EQUIVALENT, OPEN, CLOSE
