Sept
Camera
Etablissements Andre Debrie
French, estab. ca. 1905
Sept
ca. 1922
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 3 in. (14 × 8.3 × 7.6 cm)
Overall (case): 5 × 6 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (12.7 × 16.5 × 8.9 cm)
Museum accession
1978.0191.0094
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 35mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye level viewfinder, waist level viewfinder and single-frame exposure in brown leather case with shoulder 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 V08619 SEPT MADE IN FRANCE / 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 above the shutter lever on left side of camera: CLOSED / Engraved in black on the footage gauge on the back of the camera: 0-200 increments / Written in black on white label on top of camera: #1
