Risdon 16mm Model A
Camera
Risdon Manufacturing Company
American, estab. 1910
Risdon 16mm Model A
1932
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 8 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 3 1/2 in., 3.3 lb. (21 × 7 × 8.9 cm, 1.5 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 142 Crackled-black, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with eye level viewfinder, winding key, aperture lever and footage gauge. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in brass on product label on front of camera: THE RISDON MFG. CO. RISDON, NAUGATUCK. CONN., CLOUDY - f3.5, CLOSE UPS & DULL SUNLIGHT - 8, DISTANCE & BRIGHT SUNLIGHT - 11, MODEL-A MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in silver on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, CLOSE / Printed in black on footage gauge on back of camera: 40, 45 / Engraved in black inside footage compartment: 142 / Engraved in black on spool inside footage compartment: CINE KODAK SPOOL REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
