Revere Automatic S-1
Camera
Revere Camera Company
American, 1920–1960
Revere Automatic S-1
ca. 1966
Plastic, glass, and metal
Overall (camera): 7 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 5 in., 1.1 lb. (20 × 4.2 × 12.7 cm, 0.5 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0145
DescriptionCrackled-grey, vaulted, Super-8, battery operated, motion picture camera with universally focused lens, optical eye level viewfinder, aperture dial, footage gauge in viewfinder, daylight filter, exposure guide, and pistol grip. The camera accepts Super-8 film cartridges.
Inscriptions Printed in blue and silver on product label on right side of camera: Revere AUTOMATIC S-I, OPEN / Printed in black on white label on right side of camera: Recieved from Dept. 89 11/27/68 / Printed in blue and black on product label on front of camera: Revere 3M SUPER EIGHT / Printed in silver on exposure guide on left side of camera: BRIGHT OR HAZY SUN, ON SAND OR SNOW, f/16, BIGHT OR HAZY SUN, DISTINCT SHADOWS, f/11, CLOUDY BRIGHT, NO SHADOWS, f/8, HEAVY OVERCAST, f/5.6, OPEN SHADE, f/5.6 / Printed in silver on aperture dial on left side of camera: SET f NO. 22 / Inscribed in black on white label on top of camera: $29.95 / Printed in silver on product label inside footage compartment: REVERE SUPER EIGHT MOVIE CAMERA 3M COMPANY / Stamped in yellow inside battery compartment: 5715 / Embossed in plastic inside battery compartment: TOP AND BOTTOM BATTERIES, +, -, TOP AND BOTTOM BATTERIES, +, -
