Revere Eight Model 55
Camera
Revere Camera Company
American, 1920–1960
Revere Eight Model 55
1950
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 5 5/8 × 2 1/2 × 3 in., 2 lb. (14.3 × 6.4 × 7.6 cm, 0.9 kg)
Overall (original box): 3 3/4 × 9 3/8 × 5 1/8 in., 0.4 lb. (9.5 × 23.8 × 13 cm, 0.2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0106
DescriptionSerial# R 01818 Crackled-brown, chrome, rectangular, 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/2.8 lens, eye level viewfinder, fps dial, footage gauge, aperture dial, exposure guide, and single frame exposure control in original box. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in black and red on fps dial on right side of camera: NORMAL SPEED, 16, SLOW MOTION, 64 / Printed in black on footage gauge on right side of camera: EMPTY, FULL, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 0 / Engraved in red on product label on front of camera: Revere / Red stencil in viewfinder on front of camera: 8 / Engraved in brown and red on product label on left side of camera: Revere EIGHT, MODEL FIFTY FIVE / Engraved in black on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, CLOSE / Engraved in black on aperture dial on left side of camera: f8 / Printed in black and red on exposure guide on left side of camera: BLACK AND WHITE ASA 40, COLOR FILM ASA 10, BRIGHT SUN, f8, 16, WEAK HAZY SUN, 5.6, f11, NORMAL SPEED, f4, f8, OPEN SHADE, 2.8, 5.6, DEEP SHADE / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-R32/13 Revere "55" 8mm Camera (spool loading) Rec'd. 6/16/50 / Engraved in silver on bottom of camera: R 01818 / Embossed in black inside footage compartment: C-5502 / Printed in silver inside footage compartment: MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY THE REVERE CAMERA CO. CHICAGO PATENTS PENDING PATENT NO. 1,941,522
