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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

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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.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0315.001/

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