Ciné-Kodak Special
Camera
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Ciné-Kodak Special
April 1933
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 6 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 11 1/2 in., 9.3 lb. (15.9 × 8.3 × 29.2 cm, 4.2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0033.0017
DescriptionBlack leather-covered and chrome, rectangular, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, footage gauge, variable speed, eight and single-frame hand-crank, double-lens turret with f/1.9 and f/4.5 telephoto lenses, variable shutter and leather handle. The camera magazine accepts 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in chrome on plate on right side of camera: CINE KODAK SPECIAL / Embossed in chrome around variable speed dial on right side of camera: FRAMES PER SECOND, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 / Embossed in chrome behind variable shutter lever on right side of camera: SHUTTER, closed, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, open / Embossed above and below frame hand-crank on right side of projector: FORWARD, REVERSE, 8 FRAMES PER TURN / Embossed in chrome below single-frame exposure button on right side of camera: SINGLE-PICTURE / Embossed in chrome above single-frame exposure crank on right side of camera: SINGLE PICTURE CRANK / Engraved in black on f/1.9 lens: KODAK ANASTIGMAT F/1.9 25mm U.S.A. PAT. NOS. 1,620,337 1,690,607 / Engraved in black on focus rong on f/1.9 lens: FEET 2, INF, 50, 25, 15, 10, 8, 4, 3 / Engraved in black on f/4.5 lens: CINE-KODAK TELEPHOTO F-4.5 3 in. / Engraved in black on focus ring on f/4.5 lens: FEET 6, INF, 100, 50, 25, 15, 12, 10, 8 / Engraved in black on aperture ring on f/4.5 lens: MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. 4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 / Embossed in chrome on f/1.9 lens exposure guide: f 1.9 [Brilliant Interiors], 2.8 Dark or in Deep Shade, 3.5 Very Dull or in Shade, 5.6 Dull or in Open Shade, 8 Slightly Cloudy, 11 Direct Sunlight, 16 Intensely Bright, With Super-sensitive Film Use Next Smaller Opening / Embossed in chrome on f/4.5 exposure guide: f 1.9 [Brilliant Interiors], 2.8 Dark or in Deep Shade, 3.5 Very Dull or in Shade, 5.6 Dull or in Open Shade, 8 Slightly Cloudy, 11 Direct Sunlight, 16 Intensely Bright, With Super-sensitive Film Use Next Smaller Opening / Embossed in chrome left of gate window lever below turret: CLOSED, OPEN / Engraved in black on footage gauge on top of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Typed in black on white label on top of camera: X301-12 Original Cine Kodak Special fitted with f/3.5 & f/1.9 lens. Rec'd from Mr. Lyman Dev. Dept. 8/14/33 / Engraved in black on right side of front viewfinder: 6 FEET / Embossed on magazine door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, CLOSED
