Movie-Maker
Camera
Vitascope Corp.
Maker
Movie-Maker
ca. 1931
Metal and glass
Overall: 7 × 2 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (17.8 × 6.4 × 13.3 cm)
1978.0191.0023
DescriptionBlack-crinkled, rectangular, 16mm, hand crank motion picture camera with waist-level viewfinder, fixed lens and black leather hand strap. The camera accepts 50 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in red, black, gold and white on top of the camera: The Movie-Maker Movies for Millions REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. THE VITASCOPE CORP. PROVIDENCE, R.I. - U.S.A. / Engraved in brass on footage gauge plate on right side of camera: THE VITASCOPE CORP. PROVIDENCE, R.I. EMPTY, FULL / Engraved by hand in bottom of camera: 8610
