Elmo Pocketauto 80
Camera
Elmo Co., Ltd.
Japanese, 1921
Elmo Pocketauto 80
August 1962
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 6 1/2 in., 1.4 lb. (11.4 × 3.8 × 16.5 cm, 0.6 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0032
DescriptionSerial# 130317 Textured, grey and black, rectangular, 8mm, battery-powered, motion picture camera with f/1.8 10mm lens, eye level viewfinder, lens cap, CdS meter, lock-run dial, ASA dial, and film counter. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in red and silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: 50, 25, F, S, 0 / Engraved in black on product label on front of camera: HONEYWELL ELMO / Embossed in silver on lens on front of camera: ELMO 1:1.8 f=10mm / Printed in silver and orange on lock-run dial on front of camera: L, N, R, S / Printed in black on product label on left side of camera: POCKETAUTO 80 / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-JE1/1 Honeywell Elmo Pocketauto 80 Cine Camera. Recieved..5/14/63 W/Strap & Remote Connector. / Printed in black on silver on ASA/DIN dial on top of camera: 10, 20 / Printed in black on bottom of camera: NO. 130317 JAPAN / Engraved in red and white on reel inside footage compartment: JAPAN, 1, HONEYWELL ELMO, HONEYWELL ELMO, 2 / Printed in silver inside footage compartment: NAGOYA ELMO CO.,LTD. JAPAN / Printed in silver on red label inside footage compartment: CHANGE / Printed in silver on black label inside footage compartment: ASA, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, DIN, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26
