Vitascope
Camera
Vitascope
ca. 1931
Metal, leather, and glass
Overall (camera): 7 × 2 3/8 × 5 in., 2.3 lb. (17.8 × 6 × 12.7 cm, 1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0135
DescriptionCrackled-black, rectangular, 16mm, hand cranked, motion picture camera with a fixed focus lens, waist level viewfinder, winding crank, tripod mount, and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 50 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in red and silver on product label on right side of camera: THE VITASCOPE CORP. PROVIDENCE R. I. EMPTY, FULL / Printed in black on white label on bottom of camera: Vitascope Corp. Rec. 6/10/31, Movie Maker Camera 301-V11/1
