Rebuilt Pathé Motion Picture Camera
Camera
American Moving Picture Machine Company
American, 1910 – 1910
Rebuilt Pathé Motion Picture Camera
35mm cine camera
ca. 1923
Metal, wood, leather, and glass
Overall (camera): 19 3/8 × 11 1/2 × 14 1/2 in., 31 lb. (49.2 × 29.2 × 36.8 cm, 14.1 kg)
DescriptionCrackled-black, rectangular, 35mm, hand-cranked motion picture camera with 4 lens turret, f/1.9 2 inch lens, f/3.5 5 cm lens, f/3.5 3 inch lens, eye level viewfinder, footage gauge, frame counter, rewind crank, bubble level, through-the-lens rangefinder, two film magazines, and black leather strap. The camera accepts dual 300 foot spools.
With 4 lens turret and two film magazines.
With 4 lens turret and two film magazines.
Inscriptions Inscribed in white on right side of camera: 78:1653:12 / Embossed in brass on product label on front of camera: AMERICAN M.P.M WORKS, PATENTS PENDING / Engraved in brass on 2 inch lens on front of camera: DALLMEYER 2" KINEMATOGRAPH F/1.9, No98155 / 2 IN. 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 1.9 / Engraved in black and white on 5cm lens on front of camera: 50, .18, .12, .9, 6.5, Carl Zeiss Jana Nr.271120 Tessar 1:3,5 f=5cm / Engraved in brass on 3 inch lens on front of camera: 3 IN. 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.5, 4.5, 3.5, GEORZ HYPAR F: 3.5 FOCUS 3 IN. No. 390439 / Inscribed in white on viewfinder on left side of camera: 74:037:2604 / Printed in black on white label on back of camera: 6525-1 / Engraved in silver on frame counter on back of camera: 010 / Engraved in black on footage gauge on back of camera: 400, 300, 275, 250, 225, 200, 175, 150, 125, 100, 75, 50, 25, 0, AMERICAN M.P.M. WORKS, LONG ISLAND CITY N.Y. / Engraved in silver on film magazines on top of camera: .5, .5, 6., 6. / Engraved in black inside inner compartment: AMERICAN M.P.M. WORK L.I.CITY, 22, AMERICAN M.P.M. WORK L.I.CITY /
