Revere Eight
Camera
Revere Camera Company
American, 1920–1960
Revere Eight
ca. 1947
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 5 × 2 1/4 × 3 7/8 in., 1.8 lb. (12.7 × 5.7 × 9.8 cm, 0.8 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0158
DescriptionCrackled-grey, vaulted, double 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/2.7 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, footage gauge, fps dial, aperture dial, exposure guide, and wrist strap. The camera accepts 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, FEET / Printed in silver on fps dial on right side of camera: 16 / BRIGHT SUN f8, WEAK HAZY SUN 5.6, OPEN SHADE BRIGHT DAY, 3.5, OVERCAST OR DEEP SHADE 3.5-2.5, THIS GUIDE, FILM OR ANY / Engraved in black and white on lens on front of camera: f 2.7, 3.5, 4, 5.8, 8, 11, 16, WOLLENSAK f 2.7 CINE VELOSTIGMAT / Printed in silver on exposure guide on left side of camera: Revere EIGHT, MODEL 88 EXPOSURE GUIDE, BRIGHT SUN, SIDE LIGHT f 5.6, BACK LIGHT f 3.5 AVERAGE f8 / WEAK HAZY SUN SIDE LIGHT f 3.5 BACK IGHT (sic) f 3.5, AVERAGE 5.6, OPEN SHADE BRIGHT DAY, 3.5, OVERCAST OR DEEP SHADE, f 3.5 TO 2.5, USE ABOVE EXPOSURE 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 EASTMEN PAT. NO. 1941522 OTHER REVERE PATENTS PENDING / Embossed in metal on left side of camera: OPEN / Inscribed in blue on white label on back of camera: 11/25/62 Repaired by KP / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-R32/5 Revere Double 8mm 88 Camera Rec'd. 6/15/48 / Engraved in black inside footage compartment: C174964
