Movette
Camera
Movette Camera Corp.
Maker
Movette
1917
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 6 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 3 in. (15.9 × 19.1 × 7.6 cm)
Museum accession
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 17.5mm magazine, hand crank motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, fixed focus and fixed apeture. The camera accepts 100 foot spools in the magazine.
Inscriptions Engraved in gold on product plate on front of camera: MOVETTE CAMERA MFR'S SERIAL No. LICENSE RESTRICTION THIS MACHINE IS SOLD BY THE MOVETTE CAMERA CORPORATION WITH THE LICENSE RESTRICTION THAT IT MAY BE USED ONLY WITH FILM AND FILM CONTAINERS OBTAINED FROM THE MOVETTE CAMERA CORPORATION. PATENTS PENDING MOVETTE CAMERA CORPORATION ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. / Stamped into product plate on front of camera: 216
