Revere Eight Model 88
Camera
Revere Camera Company
American, 1920–1960
Revere Eight Model 88
ca. 1940
Metal, glass and cloth
Overall: 5 × 2 1/4 × 4 in. (12.7 × 5.7 × 10.2 cm)
1982.2222.0005
DescriptionGrey, vaulted, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, f/2.5 lens, variable speed, and grey cloth strap in original box with lens cap, instruction manual, daylight filter, and lens shades. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on exposure guide on left side of camera: Revere EIGHT MODEL 88 EXPOSURE GUIDE MADE IN U.S.A. BY THE REVERE CAMERA COMPANY CHICAGO PAT. NOS. 2151536, 2214184, 2214185, D-114603, CANADIAN 389180, LICENSED UNDER EASTMAN PAT. NO. 1941522, OTHER REVERE PATENTS PENDING, BRIGHT SUN SIDE LIGHT f/5.6 BACK LIGHT f/3.5 AVERAGE f/8, WEAK HAZY SUN SIDE LIGHT f/3.5 BACK LIGHT f/3.5 AVERAGE f/5.6, OPEN SHADE BRIGHT DAY f/3.5, OVERCAST OR DEEP SHADE f/3.5 to f/2.5, USE ABOVE EXPOSURES WITH ALL COLOR FILM AND ANY FILM RATED WESTON 8. THIS GUIDE BASED IN MEDIUM COLORED SUBJECTS. FOR WHITE OR VERY LIGHT SUBJECTS CLOSE ADDITIONAL 1/2 STOP. / Engraved in black on lens: WOLLENSAK-REVERE 13mm f/2.5 CINE RAPTOR / Engraved in black on aperture ring on lens: BRIGHT, HAZY, DULL, WINTER, SUMMER, f/2.5, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 / Printed in silver on lens plate: BRIGHT SUN f/8, WEAK HAZY SUN f/5.6, OPEN SHADE BRIGHT DAY f/3.5, OVERCAST OR DEEP SHADE f/3.5 - f/2.5, THIS GUIDE FOR USE WITH COLOR FILM OR ANY FILM RATED WESTON 8 / Printed in silver on footage dial on right side of camera: FEET, 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 / Printed in silver on speed dial: 8, 12, 16, 24, 32 / Embossed on door switch on left side of camera: OPEN / Embossed in black under door cover: C-302-N / Stamped in silver inside of camera: C198168 / Engraved in black on spool inside of camera: CINE-KODAK 8 SPOOL PAT. IN U.S.A. 1,941,522
