General Information

Serial #

2881

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

METAL BODY, FITTED WITH GLASS OPTICS AND LEATHER CARRYING STRAP; SYNTHETIC KNOB ON FILM CRANK HANDLE/ COATED PAPER COVERED CARDBOARD BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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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

United States of America

State/Province

New York

Period

THIS MODELOF CINE-KODAK WAS AVAILABLE 1923 +. THIS CAMERA USED C. 1925+

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON FILM.

Technical

CINE-KODAK CAMERA (AND COMPATIBLE 16MM KODASCOPE PROJECTOR) INTRODUCED IN 1923. IT WAS THE FIRST 16-MM FORMAT CAMERA, AND THE FIRST TO PRODUCE A POSITIVE IMAGE ON PROCESSED FILM (EARLIER FILMS HAD TO BE PROCESSED AND PRINTED ON A SECOND FILM). THE FILM WAS HAND TURNED; A MOTOR DRIVE UNIT COULD ALSO BE USED. LATER EXAMPLES LIKE THIS ONE WERE FITTED WITH A PIVOTING MIRROR IN THE VIEWFINDER TO GIVE THE OPTION OF A DIRECT OR REFLECTED IMAGE AS REQUIRED. THE CINE-KODAK KIT (CAMERA, TRIPOD, PROJECTOR, SCREEN & SPLICER) SOLD FOR 335.00 US; FILM COST 6.00, INCLUDING PROCESSING AND RETURN POSTAGE. THE KIT ITSELF REPRESENTED A FAIR INVESTMENT, BUT THE OPERATING COSTS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN FOR 35MM EQ. [REF.1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's plate on camera front reads " CINE-KODAK/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ SERIAL NO. 02881/ 19235 ". " [directional arrow]/ TURN CRANK/ 2 REVOLUTIONS PER SECOND/ PATENTED IN U.S.A FEB. 7, 1922/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING " cast on camera body, on crank housing. Other controls labelled. " EKC " logo cast on film compartment cover; " 19173 " cast in raised print on inside of cover. " KODAK ANASTIGMAT F 3.5 20 mm/ NO. 3067 " incised on lens housing./ Paper label on inside of film compartment door bears illustration and reads: " IMPORTANT/ THE FILM-TRACK IN THE GATE/ MUST BE KEPT CLEAN/ To Clean:/ 1. Remove gate-clamp as/ shown in illustration./ 2. Wrap a small piece of cloth/ around the end of a wooden/ tooth-pick or match./ 3. Slightly moisten the cloth/ and thoroughly clean the/ track./ 4. Replace gate-clamp, being/ sure that it seats properly/ on the shaft./ SEE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION/ CLEAN BEFORE LOADING EACH ROLL "./ " Ciné-Kodak/ Made in U.S.A. by/ Eastman Kodak Company/ Rochester, N.Y./ Trade Marks Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. " printed on box./ " 2881 " handwritten in pencil, above.

Missing

CAMERA APPEARS COMPLETE. ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION BOOKLET, AND END PANEL FROM ORIGINAL BOX ARE MISSING.

Finish

BLACK FINISH ON DIECAST METAL CAMERA BODY; SILVER PIPING ON FRONT & SIDES; SILVER TEXT. WATER-SILK PATTERNED RED-BROWN COVERING ON ORIGINAL BOX.

Decoration

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