Keystone Mayfair Magazine 16 Model K-55
Camera
Keystone Manufacturing Co.
American, 1930s–1970
Keystone Mayfair Magazine 16 Model K-55
ca. 1950
Metal, glass, and leather
Overall (camera): 4 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 7 in., 2.4 lb. (11.7 × 8.9 × 17.8 cm, 1.1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 1122 Black and silver, rectangular, 16mm, spring motor driven, motion picture camera with two-lens turret, f/2.5 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, fps dial, lock-run single frame shutter control, footage gauge, exposure guide and leather handle. The camera accepts film magazines.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on fps dial on right side of camera: 8, 16, 64, 24 / Embossed in silver on shutter control on right side of camera: SINGLE FRAME, RUN, LOCK RUN / Embossed in silver on product labels on front of camera: Mayfair M16M, MODEL K-55 Keystone BOSTON, MASS., U.S.A. / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: WOLLENSAK KEYSTONE 1 INCH f/2.5 CINE RAPTAR, 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2.5f, BRIGHT, HAZY, WINTER, SUMMER / Embossed in silver on footage gauge on left side of camera: FEET UNEXPOSED / Embossed and engraved in silver on exposure guide on back of camera: SERIAL NO. K- 1122, EXPOSURE GUIDE, PAN A.S.A., COLOR A.S.A. 10, CLEAR SUN, SKY-SEA, CLOSE-UPS, HAZY OR CLEAR SUN SIDE LIGHTING, CLOUDY BRIGHT OR OPEN SHADE, CLOUDY DULL, CLOUDY DARK OR DEEP SHADE, f 22, f 11, f 16, f 8, f 11, f 5.6, f 8, f 4, f 5.6, f 2.5, f 4, f 1.5, f 1.9, LIGHT OBJECTS - CLOSE 1/2 STOP LARGER, WINTER SCENES WITHOUT SNOW OPEN DIAPHAGM, 1 STOP LARGER, PARALLAX CORRECTION FOR CLOSE-UPS AS SEEN THROUGH VIEWFINDER 3 FT. 6 FT. / Printed in black on white label on handle on top of camera: Keystone Mayfair 16mm. Maagazine Loading Camera (Model K-55) 301-K10/13, Keystone Mfg. Co. Boston, Mass. Recieved 10/20/1950 / Stamped in leather on handle on top of camera: Keystone / Embossed in silver on viewfinder on top of camera: 17MM WIDE ANGLE, 25MM · 1" NORMAL, 50MM · 2" TELEPHOTO, 75MM · 3" TELEPHOTO
