Ciné-Kodak Model K
Camera
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Ciné-Kodak Model K
July 1930
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 6 × 2 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (15.2 × 6.4 × 24.1 cm)
Overall (case): 6 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (16.5 × 29.2 × 12.1 cm)
Gift of John P. Baumer
1983.0723.0001
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with 25mm f/1.9 lens attached, eye-level viewfinder, waist-level viewfinder, footage guage on top of camera, leather handle, matching case and instruction manual. There is a Kodak Anastigmat Telephoto f/4.5 lens inside of the case. The camera accepts 50 foot spools.
Inscriptions Stitched on strap inside case: Ciné-Kodak MODEL K MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, NY / Printed on manual inside case: Instructions for use of the Ciné-Kodak Model K f1.9 or f3.5 Lens / Engraved inside the camera: 100 50 / Printed inside camera door: USE KODAK FILM IT GETS THE PICTURE PATENTED IN U.S.A. RE14,532 1,210,135 1,507,357 1,548,960 1,583,707 1,595,277 1,605,874 1,616,92G 1,618,590 1,727,356 1,735,155 1,736,436 / Engraved on top of camera: Ciné-Kodak MODEL K Made in U.S.A at ROCHESTER, NY BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. FOOTAGE guage / Engraved below lens: 38328 f1.9 2 2.8 3.5 See Manual 4 Close Ups in Shade. Subjects and Scenes on Dark Days or in Deep Shade. 5.6 Close Ups in Direct Sunlight. Average Subjects and Scenes on Cloudy Days 8 Average Subjects and Scenes in Direct Sunlight. 11 Use Only for Distant Subjects in Direct Sunlight. 16 See Manual for Use in Tropics See Manual U.S. Patents 1,685, 600 1,688,370 1,689,268 1,705,385
