Bolsey 8
Camera
Bolsey Corp. of America
American, ca. 1930s–1950s
Bolsey 8
1958
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 3 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 2 1/2 in., 0.1 lb. (8.3 × 3.2 × 6.4 cm, 0.1 kg)
Overall (case): 1 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in., 0.5 lb. (3.8 × 11.4 × 8.9 cm, 0.2 kg)
Gift of Maria Weisendanger
DescriptionChrome, rectangular, 8mm, spring-motorized motion picture camera with optical eye level viewfinder, 10mm f/1.8 lens, variable speed, still image, hand-strap and magazine in black box with red silk. The magazine accepts 25 feet of film.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on plate below lens: BOLSEY 8 / Engraved in black left of lens: LANSCAPE INF. 12, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.5, FT.1 / Engraved in black on lens: BOLSEY-ELGEET 10mm f/1.8 NAVITAR / Engraved in black on aperture dial on left side of lens: 1.8, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 / Engraved infront and behind footage gauge on right side of camera: FEET LEFT / Engraved on right side of camera: MADE IN U.S.A. PATANTS PENDING / Stamped in silver below rear viewfinder: 08590 / Printed in grey on magazine: BOLSEY SINGLE 8 mm MAGAZINE PATENTS PENDING CONTAINS 25 FEET KODACHROME FILM DAYLIGHT KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, LIGHT, DUST PUT THIS SIDE IN FIRST LIFT HERE TO REMOVE PROPERTY LICENSEE TO BE BE USED IN BOLSEY & BOLSEY LICENSED CAMERAS SUBJECT f STOP IN BRIGHT SUN ON WHITE SAND OR SNOW 11, IN BRIGHT SUN-GENERAL 8, IN SHADOW OF BRIGHT SUN OR IN HAZY SUN 5.6, ON CLOUDY BRIGHT DAY 4, IN OPEN SHADE ON CLOUDY BRIGHT DAY 2.8, KODACHROME - DAYLIGHT / Printed in gold inside of case: BOLSEY 8
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