Ciné-Kodak Special cutaway model
Camera
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Ciné-Kodak Special cutaway model
October 1937
Metal, glass and leather
Overall (camera): 5 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 9 3/4 in., 8.1 lb. (14 × 8.5 × 24.8 cm, 3.7 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0036
DescriptionSerial# 5425 Crackled-black leather, rectangular, 16mm, spring motor driven, motion picture camera with double threaded turret, waist level viewfinder, fps dial, lock-run switch, aperture switch, footage gauge and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on product label on right side of camera: CINÉ-KODA ·SPECIAL·, 16, 8, 64, CLO, 1/4 OPEN, 1/2 OPEN, OPEN, ANK RELEASE, EIGHT FRAMES PER TURN, SINGLE FRAME, ONE FRAME PER TURN, CLOSED, R, F, OPEN, 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 / Embossed in silver on front of camera: OPEN, CLOSED / Printed 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, SUBJECT, DARK, NORMAL, LIGHT, 64, 32, 16 NORMAL,8, CAMERA SPEED / Embossed in silver on door latch on left side of camera: CLOSE, TURN TO LOCK, OPEN / Printed in black on white label on bottom of camera: 301-6/6 rcd 2JUL80 / Embossed on footage gauge on top of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Embossed on footage gauge on back of camera: EMPTY, 0, 20, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 100 FOOTAGE, MADE IN U.S., EASTMAN KO, ROCHESTER, PAT. IN U.S. 1,388,886 1,507,157 1,583,707 1,605,874 PAT IN CANA
