Briskin 8mm Magazine
Camera
Briskin Mfg. Co.
American, ca. 1947
Briskin 8mm Magazine
ca. 1947
Metal, leather, and glass
Overall (camera): 4 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 4 1/2 in., 1.7 lb. (11.4 × 6 × 11.4 cm, 0.8 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0156
DescriptionSilver, leather bound, rectangular, 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/2.5 lens, eye level viewfinder, fps dial, footage gauge, winding key, shutter control, tripod mount, and exposure guide. The camera accepts 25 foot film cartridges.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: FEET / Embossed in silver on fps dial on right side of camera: SPEED, 64 / Embossed in silver on product label on front of camera: BRISKIN / Engraved in white on lens on front of camera: f, 2.5, 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, WOLLENSAK, 13mm f/2.5 VELOSTIGMAT / Printed in black on white label on back of camera: 301-B52/1 Recieved 3/10/1947 / Printed and engraved in silver on exposure guide on bottom of camera: THE BRISKIN 8MM CAMERA, EXPOSURE GUIDE, LIGHT CONDITION, CLEAR SUN, HAZY SUN, CLOUDY BRIGHT, OPEN SHADE, CLOUDY DULL, CLOUDY DARK, FRAMES PER SEC., 16, 32, 64, f16, f11, f8, 11, 8, 5.6, 8, 5.6, 4, 8, 5.6, 4, 5.6, 5, 3.5, 4, 3.5, 2.5, USE GUIDE ENCLOSED WITH FILM FOR MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLOR FILM AND FOR INTERIORS, MADE IN U.S.A. BRISKIN CAMERA CORP. SANTA MONICA CALIF. PATENTS PENDING SERIAL NO. 10050
