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This is a listing of every important Revere and Wollensak movie camera of which I am aware. I am not going to list one-ofs, specialty, or minor variants.

Revere Camera made movie cameras beginning around 194(tbd). Wollensak-branded cameras appear around 1955. Both ended around 1963 after Revere/Wollensak was purchased by 3M. For more information, see my brief history of Revere/Wollensak.

Some notes on the table data below:

Cameras are listed roughly by model number, then by name.

Make: Revere Camera purchased Wollensak Optical and used the name as a product line concurrent with Revere's.

Model: Model names with links go to a separate web page on this site; it means that I have this camera in my collection.

A special note about Revere's practices: for years they made cameras (e.g. the Revere 8) with the model number appended (e.g. the Revere 8 Model 70), and then often referred to it in advertising by the model number in quotes (e.g. the "70"). For simplicity, I just list model numbers.

Film Type: 8mm film was typically sold either as spools or magazines. According to Kodak's history of Super 8mm Film, magazines of this era were labor-intensive and prone to jamming, and were more expensive than their spool counterparts. Camera-makers typically offered two versions of the same camera, identical except that one took spool film and the other magazines. The latter was typically more expensive.

Both Revere and Wollensak often introduced identical models in pairs, one number apart (e.g. the Wollensak Models 43 and 44); the sole difference being that one model took magazines and the other spool film, or they had different stock lenses.

Lens Type: Fixed means it has one lens permanently mounted. Turret means that there is a rotating mount with (usually) three lenses. Note that many turret cameras were sold with only one; additional lenses were extra. Zoom means the lens had a variable focal range and was manually adjusted. Power Zoom is a zoom controlled by an electric motor.

Lens: Focal lengths are given where known, but typically only max apertures were quoted in advertising specs. B&L stands for Bausch & Lomb; unnamed lenses are likely Wollensak.

Exposure: Eye-matic was Revere's trademark for selenium-cell exposure control. Many Eye-matic cameras were automatic-only; manual override cost extra, and is listed in the "other" column as a special feature.

Focus: Fixed means the lens has "universal" focus and cannot be changed; it's also the least expensive. Variable means that the lens must be focused by the operator. Note that on turret cameras, it is common to have one variable-focus lens (usually the tele) and the others are fixed.

Docs: links to operator's/owner's manual. I have only included links where the models match up properly; however, you may find that many of the instruction manuals will be useful for close-cousin models. E.g. the Revere CA-3 and CA-4 are identical to the CA-1 and CA-2, with the sole exception that the former take magazines and the latter spools. The link to the CA-1/-2 manual won't be applicable for film handling, but would be applicable for everything else.

Revere is one of those company's that's not well documented at all. The vast bulk of my information comes from manufacturer advertising. If you have more or better info, please feel free to drop me a line and let me know.

Model	Format	Circa	Film Type	Lens Type	Lens	Focus	Exposure	Other	Price	Ad	Docs
16	16mm	1955	Magazine	Fixed	ƒ/1.9		Manual		$182.50
26	16mm	1955	Magazine	Turret	ƒ/1.9		Manual		$212.50
36	16mm	1955	Magazine	Fixed	ƒ/2.5		Manual		$139.50	link
38	16mm	1955	Magazine	Turret	Fixed		Manual		$169.50	link
40	8mm	1955	Magazine	Fixed	ƒ/2.5		Manual		$99.50	link	link
44	8mm	1956	Magazine	Turret	ƒ/1.9		Manual		$164.50		link
55	8mm	1956	Spool	Fixed	12.7mm ƒ/2.8		Manual	"scene fade" device	$69.50
70	8mm	1947	Magazine	Fixed	ƒ/2.8		Manual	aka Magazine 8 Model 70	$127.50	link
80	8mm	1956	Spool	Fixed	ƒ/1.9		Manual		$122.50
84	8mm	1956	Spool	Turret	ƒ/1.9		Manual		$147.50
88	8mm	1947	Spool	Fixed	12.5mm ƒ/2.5	Fixed	Manual	may come with 13mm ƒ/2.5 Cine Raptar lens	$77.50
88	8mm	1947	Spool	Fixed	12.9mm ƒ/1.9	Variable	Manual	Also available with fixed-focus ƒ/2.5 Wollensak $77.50 (per Peerless catalog 1947)	$104.50
99	8mm	1947	Spool	Turret	13mm ƒ/2.8 B&L Animar	Fixed	Manual		$110.00
99	8mm	1947	Spool	Turret	13mm ƒ/1.9	Variable	Manual		$137.50
B-61	8mm	1956	Magazine	Fixed	ƒ/1.9		Manual		$146.50
B-63	8mm	1956	Magazine	Turret	ƒ/1.9		Manual		$177.50
CA-1	8mm	1958	Spool	Fixed	ƒ/1.8		Eye-matic		$139.50	link	link
CA-2	8mm	1958	Spool	Turret	ƒ/1.8		Eye-matic		$169.50	link	link
CA-3	8mm	1958	Magazine	Fixed	ƒ/1.8		Eye-matic		$169.50	link
CA-4	8mm	1958	Magazine	Turret	ƒ/1.8		Eye-matic		$199.50	link
CA-7	8mm	1959	Spool	Zoom	ƒ/1.8		Eye-matic		$179.50	link
CA-8	8mm	1959	Magazine	Zoom	ƒ/1.8		Eye-matic		$209.50	link
C-34	16mm	1959	Magazine	Fixed	12.5mm ƒ/1.5	Variable	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$234.00
C-35	16mm	1959	Magazine	Turret	12.5mm ƒ/1.5	Variable	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$264.00
C-36	16mm	1959	Magazine	Fixed	12.5mm ƒ/2.5	Fixed	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$169.50
C-37	16mm	1959	Magazine	Fixed	12.5mm ƒ/1.9	Variable	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$194.50
C-38	16mm	1959	Magazine	Turret	12.5mm ƒ/2.5	Fixed	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$199.50
C-39	16mm	1959	Magazine	Turret	12.5mm ƒ/1.9	Variable	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$264.00
C-101	16mm	1956	Spool	Fixed	12.5mm ƒ/2.5	Fixed	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$169.50
C-102	16mm	1956	Spool	Fixed	12.5mm ƒ/1.9	Variable	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$194.50
C-103	16mm	1956	Spool	Turret	12.5mm ƒ/2.5	Fixed	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$199.50
C-104	16mm	1956	Spool	Fixed	12.5mm ƒ/1.5	Variable	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$233.50
C-105	16mm	1956	Spool	Turret	12.5mm ƒ/1.9	Variable	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$224.50
C-106	16mm	1956	Spool	Turret	12.5mm ƒ/1.5	Variable	Manual	per Sears catalog 1959	$264.00
C-114	8mm	1960	Spool	Zoom	ƒ/1.8		Eye-Matic		$139.50	link
C-115	8mm	1960	Magazine	Zoom	ƒ/1.8		Eye-Matic		$159.50	link
C-116	8mm	1960	Spool	Zoom	ƒ/1.8		Eye-Matic		$189.50	link
C-117	8mm	1960	Magazine	Zoom	ƒ/1.8		Eye-Matic		$209.50	link
C-118-D	8mm	1960	Spool	Zoom	ƒ/1.8		Eye-Matic	w/ manual exposure override	$199.50	link
C-119-D	8mm	1960	Magazine	Zoom	ƒ/1.8		Eye-Matic	w/ manual exposure override	$219.50	link
C-141	8mm	1962	Spool	Zoom	9-30mm ƒ/1.8	Variable	Eye-Matic	Same as C-143 below but manual zoom	$124.98
C-143	8mm	1962	Spool	Power Zoom	9-30mm ƒ/1.8	Variable	Eye-Matic	Same as C-153 below but conventional viewfinder	$124.98	link
C-144	8mm	1962	Magazine	Power Zoom	9-30mm ƒ/1.8	Variable	Eye-Matic	Same as C-154 below but conventional viewfinder	$124.98	link
C-153	8mm	1962	Spool	Power Zoom	9-30mm ƒ/1.8	Variable	Eye-Matic	Reflex viewfinder	$168.00	link
C-154	8mm	1962	Magazine	Power Zoom	9-30mm ƒ/1.8	Variable	Eye-Matic	Reflex viewfinder	$184.00	link

Model	Format	Circa	Film Type	Lens Type	Lens	Exposure	Other	Price	Ad	Docs
23	8mm	1956	Magazine	Turret	6.5mm, 13mm ƒ/1.9, 38mm ƒ/2.5	Manual		$239.50
28	8mm	1957	Magazine	Fixed	ƒ/1.9	Manual		$139.50
43	8mm	1957	Spool	Fixed	ƒ/1.9	Manual		$69.50	link
44	8mm	1957	Spool	Turret	ƒ/1.9	Manual		$99.50	link
46	8mm	1958	Spool	Turret	ƒ/1.8	Eye-matic		$139.50	link
47	8mm	1958	Spool	Single	ƒ/1.8	Eye-matic		$89.50	link
C-51	8mm	1960	Spool	Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Manual		$154.50	link
C-52	8mm	1960	Magazine	Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Manual		$174.50	link
53	8mm	1955	Spool	Turret	13mm ƒ/1.9, 6.5mm ƒ/1.9, 38mm ƒ/2.5	Manual		$199.50	link
C-56	8mm	1960	Spool	Power Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Manual		$184.50	link
C-56-D	8mm	1960	Spool	Power Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Eye-matic		$199.50	link
C-57	8mm	1960	Magazine	Power Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Manual		$204.50	link
C-57-D	8mm	1960	Magazine	Power Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Eye-matic		$219.50	link
58	8mm	1955	Spool	Fixed	ƒ/1.9	Manual		$124.50	link
C-74	8mm	1960	Spool	Power Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Manual		$194.50	link
C-74-D	8mm	1960	Spool	Power Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Eye-matic	w/manual exposure	$209.50	link
C-75	8mm	1960	Magazine	Power Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Manual		$214.50	link
C-75-D	8mm	1960	Magazine	Power Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Eye-matic	w/manual exposure	$229.50	link
C-78	8mm	1961		Power Zoom	ƒ/1.8	Eye-Matic		$199.50	link
91	16mm	1956	Magazine	Fixed	ƒ/1.9	Manual		$187.50
93	16mm	1956	Magazine	Turret	17mm ƒ/2.5, 35mm ƒ/1.9, 3-in. ƒ/2.8	Manual		$287.50

 

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