Sept
Camera
Etablissements Andre Debrie
French, estab. ca. 1905
Sept
ca. 1922
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (14 × 11.4 × 9.5 cm)
Gift of Dr. Henry Wightman
1974.0037.2071
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 with shoulder strap and hand strap. 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 P04884 SEPT MADE IN FRANCE / Engraved in white on lens: H.ROUSSEL PARIS 38200 STYLOR f/3.5 50mm / 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 / Embossed in white on black label on left side of motor: 8426
