Cine-Kodak Special
Camera
Cine-Kodak Special
May 1933
Metal, glass, and leather
Overall (camera): 9 × 3 1/4 × 13 1/2 in., 10.4 lb. (22.9 × 8.3 × 34.3 cm, 4.7 kg)
Gift of Mrs. Q. Treuthart
1981.2793.0001
DescriptionCrackled-black and chrome, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/1.9 lens, f/2.7 lens, double lens turret, foldable viewfinder, waist level viewfinder, exposure guide, wind-back crank shafts, variable shutter, fps dial, lock-run switch, frame counter, single frame button, lens mask, magazine release, footage gauge, and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 200 foot spools. The camera is paired with the Auricon sound-proof blimp and amplifier.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on product label on right side of camera: CINÉ-KODAK ·SPECIAL· / Embossed in silver around fps dial on right sde of camera: 16, 8, 64, 32 / Embossed in silver beside variable shutter switch on right side of camera: CLOSED, 1/4 OPEN, 1/2 OPEN, OPEN / Engraved in silver under magazine release on right side of camera: -4718- / Embossed in silver above crank release on right side of camera: CRANK RELEASE / Embossed in silver around wind-back crank on right side of camera: FORWARD REVERSE, EIGHT FRAMES PER TURN / Embossed in silver above singe frame button on right side of camera: SINGLE FRAME / Embossed in silver around wind-back crank on right side of camera: ONE FRAME PER TURN, CLOSED, R, F, OPEN / Embossed in silver on right side of camera: PAT.IN U.S.A., 1,595,277, 1,619,108, 1,736,436, 1,912,749, 1,976,304, 1,984,103, 1,997,321, 2,011,350, PAT'S. PENDING / Engraved in black inside frame counter on right side of camera: 0, 38, 36 / Embossed in silver on footage gauge on right side of magazine: MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y., FOOTAGE, EMPTY, 0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, PAT. IN U.S.A., 1,388,886, 1,605,874, 1,507,357, 1,750,220, 1,583,707, 1,823,299, 1,942,891, IN CANADA 1933 / Embossed in silver beside lens mask on front of camera: CLOSED, OPEN / Engraved in brass on name plate below lenses on front of camera: QUINCE TREUTHART / Engraved in silver on f/2.7 lens on front of camera: U.S.A. PAT.NO. 1,736,436, 1,405,463 / Engraved in black and red on f/2.7 lens on front of camera: 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4.0, 2.7, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4.0, 2.7, ft., 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, INF., 6", 7", 8", 9", 10", KODAK ANASTIGMAT f:2.7, 15mm MADE IN U.S,A, BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER N.Y., OFF, U.S.A. PAT. NO. 1,405,463 / Engraved in silver on f/1.9 lens on front of camera: EY00244 / Engraved in black on f/1.9 lens on front of camera: 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 1.9, INF., 50, 25, 15, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, FEET, 2, KODAK ANASTIGMAT f:1.9 25mm, U.S.A. PAT. NOS. 1,620,337 - 1,690,607 / Etched in glass on viewfinders on front of camera: 6FT, 2FT, 4FT, 2FT / Engraved in black on viewfinder on front of camera: 15 mm / Printed in black on silver exposure guide on left side of camera: CINÉ KODAK TYPE A KODACHROME FILM With Daylight Filter, CLEAR SUN, HAZY SUN or Clear Sun Side Lighting, CLOUDY BRIGHT or Open Shade Sunny Day or Back Light in Sun, CLOUDY DULL, CLOUDY DARK or In Deep Shade / Engraved in black on exposure guide on left side of camera: CINÉ-KODAK UNIVERSAL GUIDE, f/1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, OR EQUIVALENT, 32 / Embossed in silver on footage gauge on top of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Inscribed in pencil inside footage compartment Quince, Quince / Embossed in silver inside footage compartment: SUPPLY, SUPPLY, TAKE-UP, TAKE-UP, 200, 100, 50
