Revere Camera Company Model 88 Motion Picture Camera, 1940-1946
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Artifact Overview
When Kodak invented the "Standard 8" film format in 1932, they also ushered in the rise of "home movies." Both 8mm film stock and cameras were affordable and widespread by the 1950s. From family events to amateur and experimental movie productions, these cameras provided a new way to record personal history, and alternative creative outlets to Hollywood entertainment.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Motion-picture camera
Date Made
1940-1946
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.37.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Brown
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: undefined in
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Inscriptions
on plate on camera:
Revere/ EIGHT / MODEL 88 EXPOSURE GUIDE / [...] / MADE IN U.S.A. BY THE / REVERE CAMERA COMPANY / CHICAGO / PAT. NOS. 2151536 2214184 2214185 / D-114603 CANADIAN 389180 / LICENSED UNDER EASTMAN PAT. NO. 1941522 / OTHER REVERE PATENTS PENDING
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