Victor Cine Camera Model 3
Camera
Victor Animatograph Co. Inc.
American
Victor Cine Camera Model 3
September 1923
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 8 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 7 in., 4.8 lb. (21 × 8.3 × 17.8 cm, 2.2 kg)
Overall (original box): 8 1/8 × 8 5/8 × 3 5/8 in., 1.1 lb. (20.6 × 21.9 × 9.2 cm, 0.5 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0080
DescriptionCrackled-black, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor powered, motion picture camera with f/3.5 lens, eye level viewfinder, lock-run shutter control, winding crank, exposure guide, footage gauge and leather handle in original box. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on product label on right side of camera: VICTOR CINE CAMERA MODEL 3 PAT'S PENDING, VICTOR, M.F.D. BY VICTOR ANIMATOGRAPH CO. DAVENPORT, IOWA, U.S.A. / Engraved in silver on winding crank on right side of camera: 1268 / Engraved in white and brass on lens on front of camera: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 30, INF., WOLLENSAK VELOSTIGMAT f3.5, f, 3.5, 4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Embossed in silver on exposure guide on left side of camera: VICTOR CINE CAMERA EXPOSURE METER, ARRANGED FOR USE WITHIN THE TEMPERATE. IN TROPICS DECREASE STOP RO NEXT SMALLER - TO THE LEFT., DURING SEASON OF SHORT DAYS ALSO EALRY MORNING OR LATE AFTERNOON USE NEXT LARGER STOP - RIGHT., 16., 11., 8., 5.6, 4.5, 3.5, CLEAR SUN NO CLOUDS, BRIGHT CLOUDY, DULL CLOUDY, VERY DARK CLOUDY, SEA, SKY, BEACH & SNOW SCENES, SPORTS LANDSCAPES DISTANT VIEWS, STREETS AVERAGE VIEWS IN LIGHT & SHADE, CLOSE-UPS ALL DISTANCE UNDER 10 FEET, SCENES ALL IN SHADOW NO O'HEAD LIGHT, ULTRA (SLOW-MOTION) / Embossed in black beside door latches on left side of camera: L, O / Embossed in silver on footage gauge on back of camera: UNEXPOSED FILM, 0 / Embossed in silver on viewfinder on back of camera: DIST. 3 TO 5 FEET / Printed in black on white label around leather handle: Vistor Cine Camera, Model 3 16mm. 301-V4/2, Victor Animatograph Co. Davenport, Iowa recieved 5/16/1928 / Embossed in silver on lock-run shutter control on top of camera: NORMAL, HALF, ULTRA, LOCK
