Camera, Eumig C-3, Austria, 1937-1957
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1939 - 1957
9.5mm movie camera, model C-3, manufactured by Eumig in Austria circa 1937-1957. This object is part of the Kodak Heritage Collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.
Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd manufactured and distributed a wide range of photographic products to Australasia, such as film, paper, chemicals, cameras and miscellaneous equipment. Rectangular black metal housing with optical eye level finder, Eumig-Solar lens and adjustable aperture lever. Shutter release button, circular winder and and two dials on one side.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 40 mm (Width), 129 mm (Depth), 115 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Austria
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-2032624
- Museum object name
- Movie Camera - C-3, Eumig, circa 1937 - 1957
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 37669.1
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.