Cine Kodak Movie Camera
c. 1925 - 1931An oblong slim black heavy box with a leather handle on top. There are three view finders on the top of the camera, the square one on the left front and the circular on on the left back allows the user to focus the picture. The window at the top left front of the camera is the reflecting viewfinder, while the smaller square lens on the right front is the actual lens for the camera. On the right hand side of the camera is the winding crack which flips out. Once this is wound then by pressing the lever below the winding crank starts the motor which will run the camera for about one minute. On the left hand side of the camera is a metal sliding button which unlocks or locks the side plate, so that film can be loaded and unloaded. On the bottom is a screw hole for attaching to a tripod.
The movie camera used 16mm film.
Details
Details
Embossed on the leather handle is "CINE KODAK".
Underneath the handle on a black circular metal plate in brass coloured lettering around the edge is "EASTMAN KODAK CO MADE IN U.S.A. Footage AT ROCHESTER.N.Y. BY". In the centre of the circle starting from the top in four lines of brass coloured lettering is "K.A.f 3.5", "Cine", "Model B", "Kodak".
On a black plate next to the lens on the front with three lines of embossed brass coloured lettering is "Portrait Attachment", "for Close Ups", "From 2 to 5 feet".
On a black plate underneath the diopter lever in sixteen lines of brass coloured lettering is "For Close Ups in Shade", "For Subjects and Scenes", "on Dark Days or in", "Deep Shade", "For All Close Ups in", "Direct Sunlight.", "For Average Subjects and", "Scenes on Cloudy Days", " For Average", "Subjects and Scenes", "in Direct Sunlight", "Use Only for", ":Distant Subjects in", "Direct Sunlight", "For Use in Tropics", "See Manual".
On the metal winder on the right hand side is etched "32191".
On the left hand side is a metal sliding button which has in front of it in brass coloured lettering "OPEN", behind is "LOCK".
An article on the Cine Kodak movie camera and a short history on Eastman Kodak company.
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
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