Sept
Camera

Etablissements Andre Debrie

French, estab. ca. 1905

Sept

ca. 1922
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (14 × 11.4 × 7 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Harrison Chapin, 1955
1974.0037.0037
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 35mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye level viewfinder, waist level viewfinder, 50mm f/3.5 lens, single-frame exposure and two film spools in brown leather case. The camera accepts 17' of film.
Inscriptions Engraved in black above lens: SOCIÉTÉ FRANCAISE SEPT PARIS / Engraved in black below lens: CONSTRUIT PAR LES ETABLISSEMENTS ANDRÉ DEBRIE PARIS K02308 SEPT MADE IN FRANCE / Engraved in white on lens: STELLOR SERIES 1 f/3.5 50mm 100843 B.S.G.D.G. BERTHIOT PARIS / Engraved in black above door latches on left side of camera: OPEN / Engraved in black below door latches on left side of camera: CLOSED / Engraved in black below the shutter lever on left side of camera: OPEN / Engraved in black on the footage gauge on the back of the camera: 0-200 increments / Engraved in red above the exposure dial on right side of motor: C, P, I / Typed in black on white label on bottom of motor: 4354

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