Simplex Pockette
Camera
Simplex Pockette
ca. 1933
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 6 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 7 in. (15.9 × 3.8 × 17.8 cm)
1978.0191.0069
DescriptionChrome, gold and black art deco styled, leather-covered metal, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with optical waist level view finder, eye level view finder, optical range finder, f/1.9 lens, variable speed, single frame exposure, exposure guide and black leather handle in black leather-covered box with film, filters, lens and black canvas strap. The camera accepts 50 foot magazines.
Inscriptions Engraved in brass in product plate on left side of camera: MFD. BY INTERNATIONAL PROJECTION CORP. SIMPLEX POCKETTE MOVIE CAMERA 16MM TRADE MARK NEW YORK, N.Y. PATENTED / Embossed in gold on left side of camera: I, P, C / Engraved in black on variable speed dial on left side of camera: 12, 16 / Engraved in black on lens: KODAK ANASTIGMAT f/1.9 25mm U.S.A. PAT. NOS. 1.620,337 1,690,607 / Engraved in brass on exposure guide below lens: f/1.9 KODACOLOR or in bright interiors, DARK DAYS f/2.8 DARK or in deep shade, f/4 VERY DULL or in shade, f/5.6 DULL or in open shade, BRIGHT DAY f/8 SLIGHTLY CLOUDY, f/11 DIRECT SUNLIGHT, f/16 BRILLIANT, U.S. PAT. No.1688370 U.S. PAT. No.1705385 U.S. PAT. No.1962031 / Engraved in brass on footage dial on right side of camera: 0-50 increments / Engraved in black in front of and behind motor switch: M, S / Engraved in white on range finder on top of camera: Simplex Pockette, I, P, C / Stamped in white under compartment door in back of camera: CC-011953
