Movette 17˝mm Motion Picture Camera

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Movette, Inc.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, NY, Rochester
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1917
FILM TYPE: 17.5mm rollfilm
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $40.00 (1919)
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: film, silent
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "1917. This amateur hand cranked camera uses 17˝mm film that has two
  round perforations on each side of the picture frame. The shutter
  has a fixed opening and the lens has a fixed aperature and focus. The
  camera used a simple type of film magazine. The processed positive
  print on safety film was returned from Eastman on a similar magazine
  for use in a companion projector. A library of feature films was
  offered. This home motion picture system featured simplicity."
  (McKeown, 1994).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: M935.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 81

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 374.//
George Eastman House Information File - Technology Collection.//