a. Leather case, 2 compartments. b. Cine camera : "MFD. BY INTERNATIONAL PROJECTOR CORP. / SIMPLEX / TRADE / 16 / MARK / POCKETTE / MM / MOVIE CAMERA / NEW YORK / PAR. PEND.".. c. 2 cassettes of film ("Cine Kodak / Super-sensitive / PANCHROMATIC / Safety Film"). In boxes. Address on back : REV. F.M. PEIRCE. d. 2 Agfa light filters in Agfa boxes: yellow & red. e. "INSTRUCTIONS / FOR / LOADING / AND / OPERATING / SIMPLEX - POCKETTE / 16mm / MOVIE CAMERA". Used by Rev. F.M. Peirce who was a padre with the Presbyterian Australian Inland Mission. He worked with Dr John Flynn & Dr Vickers 1934-1939, with A.I.M. in W.A. based in Carnarvon. From 1939 to 1945 he was on active service with A.I.F. as Chaplain. Returned to N.S.W. after war. Film taken with this camera was dumped off Crete during evacuation. See also T81/3, T81/4 & T81/5.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | T1981.2 |
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| Accession Date: | 8 Jan 1981 |
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Material
| Cardboard/Paper | a. Leather. b. Metal, leatherette, glass. c. Yellow cardboard box, black steel cassettes. d. Metal, glass. Boxes: cardboard, purple and orange e. Paper.
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