Simplex Pockette
Camera
International Projector Corp.
American, 1910–1927
Simplex Pockette
ca. 1932
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 5 × 1 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (12.7 × 3.2 × 15.9 cm)
1978.0191.0035
DescriptionChrome, black-striped leather-covered, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with optical waist-level viewfinder, eye-level viewfinder, f/3.5 lens, variable speed, single-frame exposure, exposure guide and black leather handle. The camera accepts 50 foot spools in the magazine.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on product plate on left side of camera: SIMPLEX POCKETTE 16MM MOVIE CAMERA TRADE MARK MFD. BY INTERNATIONAL PROJECTOR CORP. NEW YORK, N.Y. PAT. PEND. / Embossed in black leather on left side of camera: ILP / Engraved in brass on lens: ILEX CINEMAT f/3.5 / Engraved in silver on plate under lens: 3.5, 4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Engraved in silver on exposure plate under lens: f/3.5 DULL SEE DATA, f/4.5 GRAY CLOSE UPS IN SHADE SUNJECTS AND SCENES ON DARK DAY., f/5.6 CLOUDY AVERAGE SCENES ON CLOUDY DAYS CLOSE UPS IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT., f/8 CLEAR AVERAGE SUBJECTS AND SCENES IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT., f/11 BRIGHT DISTANT SUBJECTS IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT., f/16 BRILLIANT SEE DATA., TO USE IN TROPICS SEE DATA. / Engraved in white on footage dial on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 225, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 / Engraved on motor switch on right side of camera: M, S / Stamped in silver on top of camera: TOP / Stamped inside camera under door: B-006435 / Embossed in white on black tape on bottom of camera: 8411
