Chronophotographe

Chronophotographe

Camera

Georges Demenÿ

Maker
French, 1850–1917

Chronophotographe

ca. 1895
Wood, glass, and metal
Overall: 11 7/16 × 11 × 6 11/16 in., 8.1 lb. (29.1 × 27.9 × 17 cm, 3.7 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1978.1651.0013
DescriptionWooden, rectangular, 60mm, hand-cranked motion picture camera with lens mount, 3 brass spools, winding crank, shutter control, and footage gauge. The camera is equipped with a hand-cranked beater intermittent movement.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on product label on front of camera: Chronophotographe G. DEMENY BREVETÉ S.G.D.G. Le COMPTOIR GÉNÉRAL de PHOTOGRAPHIE 57, Rue Saint-Roch 57 No 11 * PARIS / Inscribed in brown on white label on right side of camera: 2-353 / Engraved in black on footage gauge on back of camera: 15

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