Moviematic
Camera

Moviematic

1935
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 4 3/8 in., 2 lb. (13.3 × 5.7 × 11.1 cm, 0.9 kg)
Overall (original box): 2 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 5 3/8 in., 0.2 lb. (6 × 12.1 × 13.6 cm, 0.1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionCrackled-brown, brushed copper, rectangular, 16mm spring motor operated, motion picture camera with Achromatic lens, eye level viewfinder, aperture scale, single frame exposure control, winding key, and tripod mount in original box. The camera accepts Ansco film magazine cartridges.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on black label on right side of camera: MOVIES, SNAPS / Embossed in silver on aperture scale on front of camera: MOVIEMATIC MOTION PICTURE CAMERA, VERY BRIGHT SUN BEACH-WATER-SNOW, BRIGHT SUN STREET-LANDSCAPE, DULL LIGHT SHADE-INDOORS, (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) DEPT. A GENERAL MOVIEMATIC CAMERA, INC. NEW YORK, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A. PAT'S. PEND. / Engraved in silver on lens on front of camera: ACHROMATIC LENS, II EX / Printed in black on white label on front of camera: 301-M34/1 Moviematic Camera (magazine Loading) Hansen Recieved..12-21-1965 / Printed in red on label on film cartridge inside footage compartment: DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAPE OR OPEN FILM MAGAZINE / Engraved in black on film cartridge inside footage compartment: PAT. APPL'D FOR MOVIEMATIC CAMERA CORP. N.Y.C. MADE IN U.S.A.

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