Movette
Camera
Movette
ca. 1920
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 5 × 7 × 2 1/2 in., 4.2 lb. (12.7 × 17.8 × 6.4 cm, 1.9 kg)
Gift of S. T. Barker
DescriptionPainted black, rectangular, 17.5mm, hand-cranked motion picture camera with fixed focus lens, eye-level viewfinder and black leather handle. The camera accepts 50 feet of film in magazines.
Inscriptions Stamped in brass on plate on front of camera: 275 / Embossed in brass on plate on front of camera: MOVETTE CAMERA MFG'S SERIAL NO. LICENSE RESTRICTION THIS MACHINE IS SOLD BY THE MOVETTE CAMERA CORPORATION WITH THE LICENSE RESTRICTION THAT IT MAY BE USED ONLY WITH FILM AND FILM CONTAINERS OBTAINED FROM THE MOVETTE CAMERA CORPORATION PATENTS PENDING MOVETTE CAMERA CORPORATION ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A.
