Original box for Univex Cine camera
Universal Camera Corp.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1936
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
50 x 118 x 96 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524751.3
Summary
Original box for Univex A8 cine camera. It is silver with red and black markings. Most prominent is a large '8mm' symbol, then a logo bearing 'Model a8 De Luxe Univex Cine Camera and Univar Precision f5.6 lens with iris diaphragm'. Similar markings appear on the sides. A further message says 'Loads with Univex no 100 standard movie roll film or Univex Ultrapn fine grain movie film roll'. 'Made in U.S.A.'
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Universal Camera Corp., manufacturer