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- OBJECT TYPE
- NON-SOUND/SPOOL FILM
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0315.001
- MANUFACTURER
- REVERE CAMERA CO.
- MODEL
- 55
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- R08307
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 CAMERA: ZINC OR WHITE METAL CASE; CHROME OR NICKLE PLATED FILM PATH GUIDES; PLATED STEEL PRESSURE PLATE & FILM ADVANCE FORK; STEEL HINGE & CLOCKWORK SPRING; ALUMINUM PICK-UP SPOOL; GLASS VIEW & CAMERA LENS/.2 CASE: PLASTIC WITH BRASS HARDWARE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.0 cm
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 14.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine cameras
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- REVERE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- ABOUT 1945 TO 1960
- Canada
-
NIL - Function
-
USED TO CONVERT MOVEMENT INTO A SERIES OF STILL PICTURES THAT, WHEN VIEWED BY A PROJECTING DEVICE, SHOWS MOVING PICTURES. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF A SIMPLE MEDIUM PRICED AMERICAN MADE CAMERA. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 FRONT PLATE: '8' 'Revere'/ SIDE PLATE: 'Revere/ EIGHT/ MODEL FIFTY FIVE/ BLACK AND WHITE A.S.A. 40/ [DIAPHRAGM SETTING CHART]/ COLOR FILM A.S.A. 10'/ KNOB: 'OPEN' 'CLOSE'/ DIAL: 'f8/11/16/2.8/f4/5.6'/ KNOB ON OTHER SIDE: 'NORMAL SPEED/ 16/ SLOW MOTION/ 64'/ WINDOW SHOWING FILM REMAINING: 'EMPTY FULL/25 20 15 10 5 0'/ INSIDE: 'MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY THE/ REVERE CAMERA CO./ CHICAGO/ PATENTS PENDING/ PATENT NO. 1,941,522'/ SPOOL: 'KODAK SPOOL'/ ON BOTTOM: 'R 0807'/.2 MOLDED ON OUTSIDE TWICE: 'REVERE'
- Missing
- NIL
- Finish
- .1 LIGHT BROWN WRINKLEENAMEL/.2 BROWN MOTTLED SHINY FINISH WITH LIGHT BROWN STRAP
- Decoration
- N/A
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REVERE CAMERA CO., Camera, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1996.0315, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0315.001/
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