Keystone Model C

Keystone Model C

Camera

Keystone Manufacturing Co.

Maker
American, 1930s–1970

Keystone Model C

1931
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 8 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 5 in. (22.2 × 7 × 12.7 cm)
DescriptionBlack, oval, 16mm, hand-crank motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, f/3.5 lens and leather handle. The camera accepts 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on front of camera: KEYSTONE MOVIE CAMERA MODEL C MFG. BY KEYSTONE MFG. CO. BOSTON, MASS. MADE IN U.S.A. / Engraved in white on iris dial on front of camera: SUN CLOUDY SHADE / Engraved in white on footage guage on right side of camera: LEADER 0-100 increments / Printed in silver in back of camera: UP / Engraved in white on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN CLOSE / Printed in white inside of camera: FULL REEL SQUARE HOLE DOWN LOOP LOOP EMPTY REEL SQUARE HOLE DOWN

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