The Interview
Camera
Etablissements Andre Debrie
French, estab. ca. 1905
The Interview
35mm cine camera
ca. 1930
Metal, glass, and leather
Overall: 9 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 15 3/8 in., 19.7 lb. (23.5 × 15.9 × 39 cm, 9 kg)
1978.1654.0002
DescriptionCrackled-black, rectangular, 35mm, hand-cranked motion picture camera with f/2.7 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, filter mount, aperture control lever, focusing lever, lens hood, footage gauge and leather handle. The camera accepts 300 foot film magazines.
Inscriptions Engraved in white on lens on front of camera: BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO. Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. 50mm E.F. ULTRA RAPID ANASTIGMAT f-2.7 / Engraved in red on footage gauge on back of camera: METRES, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 / Engraved in brass on aperture lever on top of camera: 8, 50, 25, 15, 10, 8, 6 / Inscribed in white on top of projector: 78:1654:2 / Engraved in silver inside the camera: LE "PARVO" STE 25 No251, J.DEBRIE PARIS 444. RUE ST MAUR, MARQUE DÉPOSÉE APPAREIL BTÉ S.G.D.G. FRANCE & ETRANGER
