No. 3 "NS" Kinema

No. 3 "NS" Kinema

Camera

No. 3 "NS" Kinema

1922
Metal, wood, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 11 × 7 1/2 × 16 1/4 in., 23.6 lb. (27.9 × 19.1 × 41.3 cm, 10.7 kg)
Overall (case): 11 × 17 1/2 × 8 in., 6.4 lb. (27.9 × 44.5 × 20.3 cm, 2.9 kg)
1978.0462.0003
DescriptionChrome, rectangular, 35mm, hand-cranked or battery operated motion picture camera with Ross Xpres 2 inch f/3.5 lens, reflex focus-finder, optical eye-level viewfinder, iris fader, film marker, single frame exposure, reverse, two magazines and brown leather handle in a brown leather case. The camera accepts 400 feet of film.
Inscriptions Engraved in blac on back of camera: KINEMA "NS" CAMERA NEWMAN & SINCLAIR LTD. HIGHGATE LONDON PATENTS Nos. 172519, 171255, 171256, 2 PATENTS PENDING No 3/110 / Engraved in black on focus lever on back of camera: INF., 12, 6, 4, 3, 2, YDS. / Engraved in black on aperture lever on back of camera: F. 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Engraved in black on footage gauge on back of camera: 0. 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 / Engraved in black right of automatic shutter fade on back of camera: 10 FEET, 5 FEET / Embossed in white on red label on top of camera: 561 / Engraved in brass on optical eye-level viewfinder: 2 / Engraved in white on lens: ROSS.LONDON PATENT 2 IN XPRES 1:3.5 No 98675. / Engraved in wood on top of magazine behind right door: 1 / Engraved in wood on top of magazine behind left door: 2

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