General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

18

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body & parts/brass?parts/glass/rubber?/wood product case with metal fittings/paper packages.

Dimensions

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

Length

38.0 cm

Width

27.0 cm

Height

39.0 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

Akeley

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

EARLY 1930'S TO 1948.

Canada

Unknown

Function

Unknown

Technical

DESIGNED IN 1918 BY AMERICAN CARL AKELEY TO RECORD WILDLIFE ON HIS EXPEDITIONS TO AFRICA. CLOSE ALIGNMENT OF FINDER AND OBJECTIVE LENS, QUICK LENS AND FILM MAGAZINE CHANGES AND SMOOTH PAN AND TILT TRIPOD MADE IT DESIRABLE FOR ON-LOCATION SHOOTING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 plate reading "AKELEY" & stamped "101"/.2-.4 white lettering identifying lens, stamped "101" & "AKELEY/CAMERA/INC."/.5 magazine stamped "224 D"/.6 cast lettering reading "AKELEY" & "PAN SET GEAR"

Missing

N/A

Finish

Black wrinkle finish on camera and magazine/black enamel painted lenses and parts/brass coloured parts/ plated parts/red rubber/yellow, red, and brown coloured glass in filters and viewer/grey-brown case

Decoration

Lettering on case exterior reading "UNIVERSITY FILM/FOUNDATION/CAMBRIDGE, MASS"/masking tape label on case exterior reading "W. WEINAND"