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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SOUND/RUGGED/100 FT. REEL
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0487.001

MANUFACTURER: Devry
MODEL: DEVRY STANDARD
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 3077
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL WITH LEATHER HANDLE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 24.0 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: Devry
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE LATE 1920S AND 1930S
Canada: EDWARD KOWALSKI (ORIGINAL OWNER) WAS AN AMATEUR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER WHO MADE FILMS FOR THE POLISH-CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO BETWEEN 1958 & 1973. ONE OF HIS FILMS HAS BEEN PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA (VIDEO REF. LIB. #VI 8603-001) [SEE S.I. FILE FOR 930261]
Function: USED TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON CINE FILM
Technical: VERY RUGGED 35MM NEWSREEL-TYPE CAMERA. NICKNAMED "THE LUNCH BOX" BECAUSE OF ITS RECTANGULAR SHAPE. SOME DEVRY CAMERAS WERE ACTUALLY LAUNCHED IN CAPTURED GERMAN V2 ROCKETS AT THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE AFTER WW II. [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED IN TWOSIDES: 'DEVRY'/ PRINTED ON MFG'S PLATE INSIDE: 'MOTION PICTURE EQUIPMENT/ DEVRY/ CHICAGO/ MADE IN/ U.S.A.'/ STAMPED INSIDE: 'OIL' '3077'/ STAMPED IN TAKE-UP REEL: 'KODAK SPOOL T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF'
Missing: LENS; START AND STOP BUTTON; VIEWFINDER
Finish: PAINTED GLOSS GREY/ BLACK HANDLE
Decoration: N/A

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