Kodak Brownie 8
Camera
Kodak Brownie 8
April 1960
Plastic, metal and glass
Overall: 3 3/4 × 3 × 6 1/2 in., 1.4 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 16.5 cm, 0.6 kg)
Gift of Paul W. Lowans
DescriptionTwo-toned grey, rectangular, 8mm, spring-motorized motion picture camera with eye level viewfinder, footage gauge and 13mm f/2.7 lens. The camera accepts 25 foot spools of film.
Inscriptions Printed in black and silver right of viewfinder on front of camera: Kodak / Printed in black and red left of lens: BROWNIE 8 MOVIE CAMERA f/2.7 MADE IN U.S.A. / Printed in silver on aperture dial on front of camera: HAZY SUN, BRIGHT SUN-ON SAND-SNOW, CLOUDY BRIGHT, OPEN SHADE / Engraved in grey on camera door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, LOCK / Engraved in white on footage gauge above door latch on left side of camera: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 0, E / Engraved in grey inside of camera: BROWNIE 8 MOVIE CAMERA T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. EMPTY FILM SPOOL, MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, FULL FILM SPOOL / Engraved in black on film spool inside of camera: KODAK SPOOL, FILM HALF EXPOSED WHEN ON THIS CAMERA SPOOL
