100-foot Chamber
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Equipment
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
100-foot Chamber
ca. 1940
Metal
Overall: 6 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (16.5 × 3.8 × 21 cm)
Gift of Eric Siegel, 2020
2021.0001.0010
DescriptionCrackled black, rectangular 100-foot film magazine for Ciné Special with footage gauge, exposure guide and eye level view finder. This model was made for the United States Marine Corp.
Inscriptions Engraved in white on back of chamber: FOOTAGE EMPTY, 0, 20, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100 U.S. MARINE CORPS MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Engraved in white on the exposure guide on the left side of the chamber: CINÉ KODAK UNIVERSAL GUIDE f/1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 24, 32 OR EQUIVALENT CAMERA SPEED 8, 16 NORMAL, 32, 64 SUBJECT DARK, NORMAL, LIGHT / Engraved in white on door latch on left side of chamber: OPEN, CLOSE / Painted in gold on left side of chamber: F / Engraved in black on exposure window switch on front of chamber: OPEN, CLOSE / Engraved in black on right side of chamber: 100-8537
