Ciné-Kodak Model K
Camera
Ciné-Kodak Model K
July 1930
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (13.3 × 6.4 × 24.1 cm)
Overall (box): 6 × 3 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (15.2 × 9.5 × 26.7 cm)
Gift of Julian M Bruner
1988.0042.0001
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 16mm, spring motorized, motion picture camera with 25mm f/1.9 lens, eye-level view finder, waist-level view finder, footage guage, exposure dial, half speed button and black leather handle in original box with instruction manual and extra belt. The camera accepts 50 and 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved on plate on top of camera: CINÉ KODAK MODEL K MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, NY / Engraved on footage guage on top of camera: FOOTAGE / Engraved on winder on right side of camera: 45478 / Embossed on plate on front of camera: CINE KODAK MODEL K PATENTS U.S.A. 1,689,600 1,688,370 1,689,268 1,705,385 IN CANADA 1929 / Engraved in black on lens: KODAK ANASTIGMAT f/1.9 25mm U.S.A. PAT. NOS. 1,620,337 1,690,607 / Engraved on door on left side of camera: OPEN CLOSED / Engraved in black on exposure guide on left side of camera: CINE KODAK UNIVERSAL GUIDE SUBJECT DARK NORMAL LIGHT 16 NORMAL 8 CAMERA SPEED / Printed on label one inside door of camera: Use KODAK FILM It Gets the Picture PRINTED IN U.S.A. NO. 74115 / Printed on label two inside door of camera: CINE KODAK MODEL K PATENTED IN U.S.A. 1,507,357 1,595,277 1,618,590 1,736,436 1,823,299 1,548,960 1,605,874 1,727,356 1,750,220 1,969,475 1,583,707 1,616,926 1,735,155 RE-18502 TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. PRINTED IN U.S.A. NO. 61573 / Embossed on inside of camera: 100 50 / Printed in gold on box: Ciné-Kodak Model K K.A. f/1.9 Made in United States of America by Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Label Printed in U.S.A.
