Bolsey 8 Uniset

Bolsey 8 Uniset

Camera

Bolsey Corp. of America

Maker
American, ca. 1930s–1950s

Bolsey 8 Uniset

December 1963
Metal and glass
Overall: 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 2 1/2 in., 0.9 lb. (8.3 × 4.4 × 6.4 cm, 0.4 kg)
Gift of Maria Weisendanger
DescriptionChrome and black, rectangular, 8mm, spring-motorized motion picture camera with optical eye level viewfinder, 10mm f/1.8 lens, still image and hand-strap. The magazine accepts 25 feet of film.
Inscriptions Printed in black on front of camera: BOLSEY UNISET 8 / Printed in black left of shutter release: S, M / Engraved in black on lens: BOLSEY-ELGEET 10mm f/1.8 NAVITAR / Printed in black on aperture dial left of lens: 1.8, 1.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 / Printed in black on footage gauge on right side of camera: 25, 23 / Stamped in silver below rear viewfinder: 10240 / Enscribed in black on yellow tag: #10240 BOLSEY UNISET 8 MOVIE CAMERA OUT OF ORDER COULD BE TAKEN APART TO STUDY THE INSIDE OF THE MECHANISM

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