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OBJECT TYPE: 8MM/NON-SOUND
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0257.001

MANUFACTURER: KEYSTONE
MODEL: AMERICANA 774
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 10678-G
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL CASING; GLASS OPTICS; SOME MINOR SYNTHETIC FITTINGS..2 CAST METAL FILM COMPARTMENT DOOR..3-.4 MOULDED SYNTHETIC FILM SPOOLS..5 MOULDED SYNTHETIC HAND GRIP..6 LEATHER CASE AND STRAP; CORDUROY LINING; METAL ZIPPER AND FITTINGS.

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: 14.0 cm
Height: 17.0 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: KEYSTONE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA USED 1962-1968.
Canada: THIS CAMERA WAS USED IN CANADA DURING THE 1960S. (REF. 1)
Function: TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON 8MM CINE FILM.
Technical: FEATURES FULL AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE, AND BOTH MANUAL OR MECHANICAL ZOOM FUNCTION. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "KEYSTONE/ Americana" printed on side panel of camera. Camera controls, settings, labelled. "MODEL/ 774/ 10678-G" marked inside camera body. "electric/ eye/ zoom", "KEYSTONE", and logo on camera front. "ELGEET-KEYSTONE-ZOOM- f:1.8" marked on lens housing..2 "MADE [IN U]S.A." marked on camera body door..3 "Kodak/ SPOOL" marked on one side of spool; "FILM WHEN ON THIS SPOOL/ IS ONLY HALF EXPOSED" and "KEYSTONE" with directional arrow marked on reverse..4 "2" and directional arrow marked on spool; "R-140" and "1" marked on reverse..5 "KEYSTONE/ PATENT PENDING" marked on hand grip.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: .1-.2DARK GREY WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES; SMOOTH SILVER/GREY LENS HOUSING AND TRIM. INTERIOR HAS SMOOTH MOTTLED GREY ENAMEL FINISH..3 BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC SPOOL..4 GREY MOULDED SYNTHETIC SPOOL..5 DARK GREY SYNTHETIC HAND GRIP HAS RIDGED FRONT PANEL; SILVER METAL TRIGGER AND SCREW FASTENER..6 LIGHT ORANGE-BROWN LEATHER CASE LINED WITH LIGHT ORANGE-YELLOW CORDUROY.
Decoration: N/A

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KEYSTONE, Camera, circa 1962, Artifact no. 2002.0257, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0257.001/

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