Movie Camera, Focus Eight

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Description
A biege and brown rectangular Focus Eight moving picture camera with with three lenses protruding from the front. Down the centre of the back is a hinge for opening the camera to insert/remove film. On one side is a brown and silver-coloured plate a list of light settings and a foldable lock in the top left of it to open the camera. The viewfinder with a round black metal eyepiece is on the opposite side, along with a sizable metal foldable winding key, small square window showing an "F", a dial set to "24" and another small switch. On the front is a rotating disk with three lenses attached, two of which have caps. A sliding switch is on top which can be used to select numbers presented in red.
Measurements
128mm (height), 82mm (width), 160mm (depth)
Accession number
0958/06
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