Revere 8 Model 44
Camera
Revere Camera Company
American, 1920–1960
Revere 8 Model 44
December 1951
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 4 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 4 1/8 in., 1.9 lb. (12.1 × 6.7 × 10.5 cm, 0.9 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0086
DescriptionSerial# K-48317 Crackled-brown and chrome, rectangular, 8mm, spring motor powered motion picture camera with f/2.8 lens, three-lens turret, optical eye level viewfinder, footage gauge, fps dial, winding key, variable shutter control and exposure guide in original box. The camera accepts 8mm film cartridges
Inscriptions Printed in silver on fps dial on right side of camera: 16 / Printed in silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 5 / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO, U.S.A. 12.7mm f/2.8 ANIMAR, f/2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, DULL, HAZY, BRIGHT, SUMMER, WINTER / Engraved in black on door latch on front of camera: OPEN, CLOSE / Engraved in brown and red on product label on left side of camera: Revere 8, MAGAZINE CINÉ MODEL 44 / Embossed in silver and engraved in red on exposure guide on left side of camera: BRIGHT SUN, f-8, SIDE LIGHT f-5.6, WEAK HAZY SUN, 5.6, SIDE LIGHT f-4, OPEN SHADE BRIGHT DAY f-4, OVERCAST OR DEEP SHADE, 2.8, USE ABOVE WITH ALL COLOR FILM AND ANY FILM RATED A.S.A. 10 OR WESTON-8 THIS EXPOSURE GUIDE IS BASED ON MEDIUM · COLORED SUBJECTS. FOR WHITE OR VERY LIGHT SUBJECTS, CLOSE ADDITIONAL 1/2 STOP / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-R32/19 Revere Eight, Model 44 Recieved 11-24-1953 / Printed in brown on top of camera: 9, 13, 25, 38 / Embossed in silver and black on product label inside footage compartment: REVERE, MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY THE REVERE CAMERA CO. CHICAGO PATENTS APPLIED FOR, K- / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: 48317
