Keystone Model B
Camera
Keystone Manufacturing Co.
American, 1930s–1970
Keystone Model B
ca. 1938
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 9 × 2 3/4 × 5 1/2 in., 4 lb. (22.9 × 7 × 14 cm, 1.8 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 11134 Crackled-black, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f.3.5 lens, eye level viewfinder, footage gauge, winding key, shutter control lever, and leather handle.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: EMPTY / Embossed in silver on product label on front of camera: NO. B 11184 KEYSTONE MOVIE CAMERA MODEL-B MFD. BY KEYSTONE MFG. CO. BOSTON MASS. MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: 16, 11, 8, 6.3, 4.5, 3.5, FULL OPEN / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-K10/3 Keystone Model B. Recieved 8/31/34 / Engraved in silver on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, CLOSE / Printed in white on label on back of camera: UP / Stamped in leather on handle on bottom of camera: KEYSTONE / Printed in white on black label inside footage compartment: THIS CAMERA IS GUARANTEED AS TO WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL WITH FREE SERVICE UNDER NORMAL USAGE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, DATE PURCHASED· / Printed in silver inside footage compartment: FULL REEL SQUARE HOLE DOWN, LOOP, LOOP, EMPTY REEL SQUARE HOLE DOWN / Engraved in silver on film clamps inside footage compartment: LIFT, LIFT
