DeVry Deluxe 16mm
Camera
Devry Corp.
American, 1910–1959
DeVry Deluxe 16mm
ca. 1930
Bakelite, metal, glass, and leather
Overall (camera): 7 1/4 × 2 7/8 × 10 5/8 in., 5.5 lb. (18.4 × 7.3 × 27 cm, 2.5 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0142
DescriptionTortoise red and brown, rectangular, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with three-lens turret lens, f/3.5 lens 20 mm lens, f/3.5 35 mm lens, f/4.5 75 mm lens, eye level viewfinder, viewfinder masks, footage gauge, lock-run exposure control, single frame exposure control, exposure guide, and braided leather handle. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in bake-light on product label on right side of camera: DeVry / Engraved in black white and red on lens on front of camera: 4, FEET, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 50, INF., 4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, GRAF TELEPHOTO 75 MM. F:4.5 PAT. APLD. FOR No 10463 / Engraved in white and black on lens on front of camera: 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 3.5, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, INF., 10340 GRAF 35 MM. F:3.5 / Embossed in silver on shutter control on front of camera: HIGH, LOW, NORMAL, ONE EXP. & LOCK / Embossed in bake-light and silver on exposure guide on left side of camera: OPEN WATER SKY AND SNOW SCENES, 11, LANDSCAPES DISTANT VIEWS SPORTS, 8, STREETS DOCKS PERSONS IN SHADE, 5.6, CLOSE-UPS HEAVY FORE-GROUND, 4.5, INTERIORS FORESTS NOT OPEN TO SKY, 3.5, ULTRA HIGH SPEED, 2.5, DeVry, Chicago, MADE IN U.S.A., IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE, SUNSHINE IN SHADOW, HAZY SUN, DULL CLOUDY, DARK CLOUDY, EXPOSURE METER IN TROPICS AND EQUATOR DECREASE STOP TO NEXT SMALLER IN THE MONTH OF OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB. AND MARCH USE NEXT LARGER STOP FOR INTERIOR USE LARGEST STOP AND REDUCE SPEED / Engraved in red on viewfinder on top of camera: 2-6 FT. / Engraved in red on footage gauge on top of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: DeVry Corp. Chicago, Ill. Reciecved 12/12/1930, DeVry Deluxe 16mm. Motion Picture Camera (3 turret model) 301-D7/3 / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: PATENT No 1758221 PAT.APPLIED FOR No 1070
