Stewart-Warner Hollywood Model
Camera
Stewart-Warner Hollywood Model
ca. 1931
Metal, leather, and glass
Overall (camera): 9 1/8 × 2 3/8 × 5 3/8 in., 2.7 lb. (23.2 × 6 × 13.6 cm, 1.2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 20136 Crackled-black, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor driven, motion picture camera with f/3.5 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, winding key, fps dial, footage gauge, and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on door latch on right side of camera: OPEN, CLOSE / Embossed in silver on product label on front of camera: Stewart-Warner CHICAGO,ILL.U.S.A. Stewart-Warner HOLLYWOOD MODEL 16. MM. CAMERA CHICAGO ILL. MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: f-3.5, f-5.6, f-6.3, f-8, f-11, DULL, DIST. BRIGHT, CLOUDY, CLEAR / Embossed in silver on fps dial on left side of camera: LOW, NORMAL, TALKING PICTURE SPEED, SLOW MOTION / Printed in white on footage gauge on left side of camera: EMPTY / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: Stewart Warner Home Movie 16mm. Camera-Hollywood Model 301-S26/1, Stewart Warner Corp. Chicago Ill. Recieved 9/18/1931 / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: Stewart-Warner MADE IN U.S.A. PATENT PENDING SERIAL NO.20136 / Printed in white on black label inside footage compartment: UNEXPOSED FILM REEL, Film Counter Arm, Aperture Plate, CAUTION: Be sure that 6 pairs of perforations show in ths film loop and in the loop below, Roller Arm, PRESS HERE TO LOAD, Roller Arm, Sprocket, PRESSURE PLATE, Pull back and insert film, being sure it lays flat against front plate, CAUTION: Be sure that 6 pairs of perforations show in this film loop, EXPOSED FILM REEL, Read the complete data on loading and helpful hints on taking pictures in the 24-page Instruction Book packed with every Stewart-Warner Camera.
