The Oxford
Camera
The Oxford
1927
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 8 1/8 × 3 3/8 × 8 3/8 in., 5.3 lb. (20.6 × 8.5 × 21.2 cm, 2.4 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 16 Crackled-black, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/1.9 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, winding crank, footage gauge, and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on product label on front of camera: "THE OXFORD" LOVELESS & HUNTER LONDON. / Engraved in white and black on lens on front of camera: 1" F/1.9 DALLMEYER No120832 LONDON, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 1.9 / Engraved in silver on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, LOCK / Engraved in black inside footage compartment: 16 / Printed in black on white label on leather handle on back of camera: Oxford Taking M.P. Camera 301-BL3/1, Loveless & Hunter London, England. Case. Sec.
