Revere Eight Model 99
Camera
Revere Camera Company
American, 1920–1960
Revere Eight Model 99
ca. 1940
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 4 in., 2.2 lb. (13 × 8.3 × 10.2 cm, 1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0129
DescriptionSerial# C143238 Crackled-grey, vaulted, 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with three lens turret, f/2.8 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, winding key, fps dial, footage gauge, 25mm objective lens viewfinder, exposure guide and wrist strap. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on fps dial on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, FEET / Printed in silver on fps dial on right side of camera: 32 / Engraved in white on three-lens turret on front of camera: 1, FOR REVERE .486 LENSES, 2, 3 / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO. U.S.A. 12.7mm f/2.8, ANIMAR / Embossed in silver on product label on left side of camera: Revere EIGHT MODEL 99 EXPOSURE GUIDE, BRIGHT SUN SIDE LIGHT f 5.6, BACK LIGHT f 3.5, AVERAGE f 8, WEAK HAZY SUN SIDE LIGHT f 3.5, BACK LIGHT f 3.5 AVERAGE 5.6, OPEN SHADE BRIGHT DAY 3.5, OVERCAST OR DEEP SHADE F 3.5 TO 2.5, ·USE ABOVE EXPOSURES WITH ALL COLOR FILM AND ANY FILM RATED WESTON 8. ·THIS GUIDE BASED ON MEDIUM-COLORED SUBJECTS. FOR WHITE OR VERY LIGHT SUBJECTS CLOSE ADDITIONAL 1/2 STOP. MADE IN U.S.A. BY THE REVERE CAMERA COMPANY CHICAGO PAT. NOS. 2151536 2214184 2214185, D-114603, CANADIAN 389180 LICENSED UNDER EASTMAN PAT. NO. 1941522 OTHER REVERE PATENTS PENDING / Engraved in white on view finder on left side of camera: 25MM. OBJECTIVE LENS / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-R32/15 Revere 8, Model 99 Motion Picture Camera-3 lens Turret (spool type) Recieved 6/9/1950 Engraved in white on viewfinder on top of camera: 12.5MM 37.5MM -OBJECTIVE LENS- / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: C143238
