Ciné-Kodak Model M
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Ciné-Kodak Model M

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Camera

Eastman Kodak Company

Maker
American, estab. 1892

Ciné-Kodak Model M

August 1930
Metal, leather, and glass
Overall (camera): 6 × 2 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (15.2 × 6.4 × 21.6 cm)
Overall (camera case): 9 3/4 × 7 × 3 1/4 in. (24.8 × 17.8 × 8.3 cm)
Overall (filter case): 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (1.3 × 7 × 3.8 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1977.0415.0360
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with f/3.5 lens, eye-level viewfinder and handle. The camera is in a black leather case. The case contains a set of Ciné-Kodak Color Filters. The camera accepts 50 and 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved on the top of the camera: Ciné-Kodak Model M Made in the U.S.A. at ROCHESTER NY by EASTMAN KODAK Co. / Engraved on dial on top of camera: EMPTY / Engraved on door: OPEN CLOSE / Engraved inside camera: 100 50 / Engraved under the lens: 36545 f3.5 See Manual For Close Ups in Shade. For Subjects and Scenes on Dark Days or in Deep Shade. 4 For All Close Ups in Direct Sunlight. For Average Subjects and Scenes on Cloudy Days. 5.6 For Average Subjects and Scenes in Direct Sunlight. 8 Use Only for Distant Subjects in Direct Sunlight. 11 See Manual 16 / Printed on top of filter case: Set of 3-X Ciné-Kodak Color Filters for f3.5 Ciné-Kodaks MOD. BB & M MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / Engraved on filter 1: PORTRAIT ATTACHMENT 2 TO 5 FT. / Engraved on filter 2: C.K.2 Ciné-Kodak COLOR FILTER F3.5 MODELS-BB & M / Engraved on filter 3: C.K.3 Ciné-Kodak COLOR FILTER F3.5 MODELS-BB & M

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