Midas
Camera
Midas
camera/projector
ca. 1933
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 6 1/2 × 4 × 4 3/4 in. (16.5 × 10.2 × 12.1 cm)
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 9.5mm, hand-crank projector, battery operated motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, fixed f/2.5 lens, battery box, lamp house and leather strap. The camera accepts 30 meter spools in the magazine.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on product plate on right side of camera: CC MIDAS REGISTERED TRADE MARK U.S.A. PATENT Nos 1919513, 1928427, 1946310 OTHER U.S.A. PATENTS PENDING MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN / Printed in white on footage dial on right side of camera: 0-30 increments / Printed in silver around hand crank: PROJECT, REWIND / Printed in silver on shutter switch on right side of camera: OFF, ON / Engraved in white on lens: TAYLOR-HOBSON CAM ANASTIGMAT f/2.5, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, Pat. 155640 / Engraved in black on film magazines: MIDAS BRITISH PATENT 375912 MADE IN ENGLAND / Printed in red, black and white on paper inside of battery box on left side of camera: The MIDAS Battery EMF 3 volts, KEEP THESE CONTACTS WELL SPRUNG OUT, IMPORTANT: INSERT BATTERIES WITH CONTACTS IN DIRECTION OF ARROWS / Stamped in silver on the bottom of the camera: 7668 / Typed in black on white sticker on bottom of camera: 4570
