2709 Standard Cinematograph Model B
Camera
2709 Standard Cinematograph Model B
1912
Metal and glass
Overall: 7 1/8 × 9 × 11 5/8 in., 19.5 lb. (18.1 × 22.9 × 29.5 cm, 8.8 kg)
Gift of James Sibley Watson, Jr.
1981.0790.0004
DescriptionSerial# 310 Painted-black, vaulted, 35mm, hand-cranked motion picture camera with no lens, viewport, no reflex viewfinder, shutter index guide, shutter gauge, dissolver, footage gauge, crank shaft, and rubber belt. The camera accepts dual 400 foot film reels.
Inscriptions Printed in white on shutter gauge on right side of camera: 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100, 90 / Engraved in brass on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Embossed in brass on shutter index on right side of camera: SHUTTER INDEX, DEG. OPEN, TIME EXP., 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, OUT, 1-34, 1-36, 1-38, 1-41, 1-44, 1-48, 1-52, 1-58, 1-64, 1-72, 1-82, 1-96, 1-115, 1-144, 1-192, 1-288, 1-576, 1-1152 / Inscribed in white on left side of camera: 81:0790:4 / Engraved on top of camera: No 310 / Inscribed in black on white tape on back of camera: +
