Coronet Model C

Coronet Model C

Camera

Coronet Camera Co.

Maker
British, 1926–1958

Coronet Model C

1938
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 5 × 2 1/4 × 5 3/4 in., 3 lb. (12.7 × 5.7 × 14.6 cm, 1.3 kg)
DescriptionBlack, leather bound, rectangular, 9.5mm, spring motor operatred, motion picture camera with f/3.9 lens, eye level viewfinder, fps dial, and leather handle. The camera accepts film magazine cartridges.
Inscriptions Stamped in leather on product label on right side of camera: Coronet Cine / Embossed in silver on product label on front of camera: Coronet 9.5 M/M CINE MODEL C F./3.9, INTERIORS IN LIGHT SURROUNDINGS (DAYLIGHT) F./5.6 GROUPS IN DEEP SHADE, F/.8, CLOSE-UPS IN SHADOW, F./11 GROUPS. BUILDINGS ETC. IN OPEN SUNSHINE. LANDSCAPES WITHOUT SUN. F./16 LANDSCAPES IN OPEN SUNSHINE. MADE IN ENGLAND, CORONET CAMERA CO. BRIMINGHAM / Engraved in silver on fps dial in front of camera: ULTRA, NORMAL / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: 3.9, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 / Stamped in leather on product label on left side of camera: Coronet Cine / inscribed in white on bottom of camera: 77:234:3 / Engraved in white inside footage compartment: 1779

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