General Information

Serial #

CC-013359

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM BODY/ GLASS OPTICS/ FABRIC BODY COVERING (LEATHERETTE)

Dimensions

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

Length

16.5 cm

Width

3.5 cm

Height

12.5 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

International

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

1930'S & 1940'S

Canada

CAMERA USED TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY AMATEUR FILMS IN THE 1930'-40'S, AS REPRESENTED IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (WINNIPEG & OTTAWA CINE CLUBS)

Function

TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES.

Technical

FIRST U.S. MADE 16MM MAGAZINE CINE CAMERA (1931). REPRESENTS 'RADICAL CHANGE' IN FILM LOADING IE. MAGAZINE MAKES THREADING REDUNDANT AND MAGAZINE INTERCHANGE POSSIBLE WITHOUT NEED OF A DARKROOM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LENS: 'Hugo Meyer & Co. Gorlitz & New York Nr. 565970 Trioplan 1:2.8 Foc. 3/4"/ Made in Germany'/ PLATE BELOW LENS WITH EXPOSURE GUIDE, US PATS/ PLATE ON SIDE: 'MFD. BY INTERNATIONAL PROJECTOR CORP./ SIMPLEX/ TRADE MARK/ 16/ POCKETTE/ MM/ MOVIE CAMERA/ NEW YORK, N.Y./ PATENTED'/ IPC LOGO EMBOSSED ON BOTH SIDES

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK BODY COVERING/ EDGES EXPOSED ALUMINUM, PAINT WORN OFF

Decoration

ART DECO PATTERN EMBOSSED ON BODY COVERING/ PLATE WITH LOGO AND MFG. INFO FRAMED BY SPORTS FINDER/