Kinamo
Camera
Ica AG
German, 1909–1926
Kinamo
ca. 1925
Metal, leather, and glass
Overall (camera): 8 × 4 1/2 × 4 3/4 in., 6.3 lb. (20.3 × 11.4 × 12.1 cm, 2.9 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 54455 Black, leather bound, rectangular, 35mm, spring motor operated motion picture camera with f/3.5 lens, eye level viewfinder, winding crank, tripod mount, automatic timer, Ica clock work motor attachment, and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 50 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on timer on right side of camera: 44, 40, 36, 32, 28, 24, 20, 16, 12, 4, 0 / Engraved in white on lens on front of camera: Tessar 1:3.5 f=4cm Carl Zeiss JenaNr691032, inf, 26, 13, 10, 7, 5, 4, feet, 3 / Stamped in leather on product label on left side of camera: Ica / Stamped in leather on leather handle on top of camera: Kinamo / Printed in black on white label on handle on top of camera: Ica, Akt. Ges., Dresden, Germany, Case, Ica Kinamo Camera with motor attachment with automatic timer, 301-GI 1/3 / Embossed in black on product labels inside footage compartment: Ica, Ica / Printed in gold on film magazine inside footage compartment: Für Federwerk-Kinamo / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: C. 54455, C. 54455
