Keystone 16 Model A
Camera
Keystone Manufacturing Co.
American, 1930s–1970
Keystone 16 Model A
ca. 1936
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 9 × 2 3/4 × 5 1/2 in., 3.7 lb. (22.9 × 7 × 14 cm, 1.7 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 1483 Crackled-black, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor operated motion picture camera with f/3.5 lens, eye level viewfinder, footage gauge, winding key, shutter control lever, exposure guide, and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed and engraved in silver on exposure guide on front of camera: KEYSTONE MOVIE CAMERA, KEYSTONE MFG. CO. BOSTON. MASS., U.S.A., CLOUDY, SUN, CLOSE UP 3.5, 6.3, AVERAGE VIEWS, 4.5, 8., LANDSCAPE, 6.3, 11., SKY-SNOW-SEA, 8., 16., MODEL A - 16 M.M. NO.1483 MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in silver on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, CLOSE / Inscribed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-K10/2 Keystone Movie Camera Rec 11/4/31 / Printed in white on black label on back of camera: UP / Printed in white on black label inside footage compartment: THIS CAMERA IS GUARANTEED AS TO WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL WITH FREE SERVICE UNDER NORMAL USAGE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, DATE PURCHASED, DO NOT OIL AS CAMERA IS EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL BEARINGS, WHEN SENDING THIS CAMERA TO FACTORY FOR ANY REASON IT MUST BE CAREFULLY PACKED AND POSTAGE PAID BY OWNER BOTH WAYS. / Printed in white on black labels inside footage compartment: UP, FULL REEL SQUARE HOLE DOWN, LOOP, LOOP, EMPTY REEL SQUARE HOLE DOWN / Engraved in black on spool inside footage compartment: CINE KODAK SPOOL PAT. IN U.S.A. 1,507,357, CINE KODAK SPOOL PAT. IN U.S.A. 1,507,357
