Stewart-Warner Hollywood Model 531-B
Camera
Stewart-Warner Hollywood Model 531-B
ca. 1931
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 9 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (23.5 × 5.7 × 14 cm)
DescriptionBlack, oval, 16mm, spring motorized motino picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, variable speed, f/3.5 lens and leather strap. The camera accepts 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on plate above lens: Stewart-Warner CHICAGO, ILL., U.S.A. / Printed in gold on lens plate: Stewart-Warner HOLLYWOOD MODEL 16mm CAMERA CHICAGO, ILL. MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in black on apeture dial over lens: f/3.5, f/5.6, f/6.3, f/8, f/11 / Printed in black on footgae gauge on left side of camera: EMPTY / Printed in gold on speed dial on left side of camera: LOW, NORMAL, TALKING PICTURE SPEED, SLOW MOTION / Stamped in silver inside of camera: SERIAL NO. 32851X MODEL 531-B / Engraved in black on spool inside of camera: CINÉ-KODAK SPOOL PAT. IN U.S.A. 1,507,357 / Embossed in black around door latch on right side of camera: OPEN, CLOSE / Printed in white on black paper under door on right side of camera: UNEXPOSED FILM REEL, Film Counter Arm, Apeture Plate, CAUTION: Be sure that 6 pairs of perforations show in this film loop and in the loop below., Roller Arm, PRESS HERE TO LOAD, Sprocket, PRESSURE PLATE Pull back and insert film, being sure it lays flat against front plate, CAUTION: Be sure that 6 pairs of perforations show in this film loop, EXPOSED FILM REEL, Read the complete data on loading and helpful hints on taking pictures in the 24-page Instruction Book packed with every Stewart-Warner camera.
