Ciné-Kodak Royal Magazine
Camera
Ciné-Kodak Royal Magazine
November 1950
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (13.3 × 5.7 × 19.1 cm)
Overall (case): 6 1/2 × 8 × 3 1/2 in. (16.5 × 20.3 × 8.9 cm)
Gift of the Rochester Fire Department
1985.0520.0002
DescriptionChrome and black leather-covered, rectangular, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with adjustable optical eye level view finder, f/1.9 lens, variable speed, single frame exposure, exposure guide and black leather handle in brown leather case. The camera accepts 50 foot magazines.
Inscriptions Printed in silver, black and red on product plate on front of camera: Kodak Ciné-Kodak ROYAL Magazine Camera / Printed in black on speed switch on front of camera: 16, 24, 64 / Engraved in black on lens: Kodak Cine Ektar Lens 25mm f/1.9 RA10238 Made in U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Co. / Engraved in black on aperture ring on lens: 1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 / Engraved in black and red on focus ring on lens: INF, 30, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, feet, 2, 22", 20", 18", 16", 14", from film, 12" / Printed in black on optical view finder on right side of camera: LENS FOCAL LENGTH IN MM, 152, 102, 63, 50, 40, 25, 15 / Printed in yellow on right side of camera: FIRE & POLICE ACADEMY / Stamped in silver under motor winder on right side of camera: 43695 / Printed in black on camera door switch on left side of camera: OPEN, LOCK, RUN / Printed in black around camera door window on left side of camera: UNEXPOSED FOOTAGE / Printed in black on exposure guide on left side of camera: UNIVERSAL GUIDE F/1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, DARK SUBJECT, LIGHT SUBJECT, CAMERA SPEED, SIXTEEN AVERAGE, 24, 64 / Printed in black on green and gold label on left side of camera: CITY OF ROCHESTER No.0563 FIRE-POLICE ACADEMY / Printed in silver and red on plate inside of camera: CINE-KODAK ROYAL MAGAZINE CAMERA PAT'S U.S.A. 2,076,189 2,080,021 2,095,850 2,110,477 2,110,493 2,132,715 2,153,220 CANADA 1936, 1937, DES.161,940, MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / Printed in black and red on white label inside of camera: SERVICED MAR. 19, 1956 EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Engraved in brown leather on side of case: Kodak / Printed in yellow on top and back of brown leather case: FIRE & POLICE ACADEMY
