General Information

Serial #

02618

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM BODY & METAL WORKING PARTS/ LEATHER HANDLE/ GLASS LENS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

22.0 cm

Width

11.5 cm

Height

25.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

USED BY DONOR (DECEASED) IN 1930'S

Canada

PURCHASED & USED BY HENRY SEDZIAK AND HIS FRIEND FRANK KUCERA IN WINNIPEG WHERE THEY WERE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE WINNIPEG CINE CLUB. MR. SEDZIAK MOVED TO OTTAWA WHERE HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE OTTAWA CINE CLUB. HE WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER (SEE S.I. 910179)

Function

USED IN AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHY WITH 16MM SAFETY FILM TO RECORD BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES.

Technical

THE CINE-KODAK WAS THE 1ST KODAK MOVIE CAMERA & ACCOMPANIED THE INTRODUCTION OF THE COMPANY'S 16MM SAFETY FILM. THE FORMAT & REVERSAL PROCESS (INITIALLY ALL FILM SHOT WASPROCESSED BY EKCO) REDUCED THE COST OF MOTION PICTURES TO 1/6TH OF EARLIER PROCESSES THUS INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY OF CINE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR AMATEURS (REF2

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE: 'CINE-KODAK/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ SERIAL NO. 02618/ 19235'/ ON WINDING SIDE: 'TURN CRANK/ 2 REVOLUTIONS PER SECOND/ PATENTED IN U.S.A., FEB. 7, 1923/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'/ ON REMOVABLE SIDE: 'EKC' PAPER LABEL INSIDE: 'IMPORTANT/ THE FILM-TRACK IN THE GATE/ MUST BE KEPT CLEAN/ To Clean:/.../ CLEAN BEFORE LOADING EACH ROLL'/ ON END: 3 SCALES - 'f 3.5 [TO] 16' 'FEET 10 [TO] 100 [IN 10'S]' 'FEET 4 [TO] 100' 'METRES 12 [TO] 30'

Missing

2 PLATE SCREWS MISSING ON WINDING SIDE OF CAMERA

Finish

METAL PAINTED MATTE BLACK EXCEPT FOR EDGES

Decoration

RIDGES MOLDED IN BODY AS WELL AS COMPANY LOGO AND PATENT INFORMATION