Moviematic
Camera

Moviematic

November 1935
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/8 × 2 1/4 × 4 1/4 in., 1.9 lb. (13 × 5.7 × 10.8 cm, 0.9 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionCrackled-black, rectangular, 8mm, 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 shutter control dial on right side of camera: MOVIES, SNAPS / Embossed in silver on product label on front of camera: MOVIEMATIC MOTION PICTURE CAMERA, VERY BRIGHT SUN BEACH-WATER-SNOW, BRIGHT SUN STREET-LANDSCAPE, DULL LIGHT SHADE-INDOORS, (SEE INSTRUCTIONS), MOVIEMATIC CAMERA CORP. NEW YORK, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A. PAT'S. PEND. / Engraved in silver on lens on front of camera: ACHROMATIC LENS ILEX / 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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