Agfa Movex 16-12
Camera
Agfa
German, 1867–1964
Agfa Movex 16-12
ca. 1930
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/8 × 3 × 6 1/8 in., 4 lb. (13 × 7.6 × 15.6 cm, 1.8 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0140
DescriptionBlack, leather bound, rectangular, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/3.5 lens, waist level viewfinder, eye level viewfinder, lock-run shutter control, aperture dial, zoom lever, footage gauge, and leather handle. The camera accepts 40 foot Agfa film magazines.
Inscriptions Engraved in brass on shutter control on right side of camera: O, I, II / Embossed in black on product label on front of camera: Agfa / Engraved in silver on aperture scale on front of camera: 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 1-3m, 2m-INF. / Engraved in silver on lens on front of camera: AGFA-KINE-ANASTIGMAT F:3.5 / Printed in black on white label on front of camera: Agfa Motion Picture Camera 301-GA1/1, Agfa A. C. / Stamped in leather on product label on front of camera: Agfa / Engraved in black on footage gauge on top of camera: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: 5364, 5364, 5364, 340452, 6107
