Revere SIngle 8
Camera
Revere Camera Company
American, 1920–1960
Revere SIngle 8
May 1939
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 4 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 3 3/4 in., 1.6 lb. (12.4 × 4.4 × 9.5 cm, 0.7 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0003
DescriptionCrackled-grey, vaulted, 8mm. spring motor driven, motion picture camera with eye level viewfinder, f/3.5 lens, film speed, footage gauge, wind-up key and leather wrist strap. The camera accepts dual 30 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in brass on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, FEET / Engraved in silver on lens on front of camera: WOLLENSAK f 3.5 CINE VELOSTIGMAT / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: f, 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Stamped inside film compartment: 10201 / Etched in black on film roll inside film compartment: FOR USE ONLY IN REVERE SUPER 8MM CINÉ CAMERA, PAT. NO. 2151536, UNITED STATES & FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING MADE IN U.S.A., REVERE CAMERA COMPANY CHICAGO / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-R32/1 Recieved 6/22/1939
