Chronik
Camera

Chronik Bros. Mfg.

Maker
American, ca. 1908

Chronik

Cine Camera


ca. 1908
Wood, metal and glass
Overall: 9 × 8 1/4 × 15 in. (22.9 × 21 × 38.1 cm)
Gift of John H. Phipps
DescriptionWooden, rectangular, 35mm, hand-crank, motion picture camera with eye level range-finder mount, off-the-gate focus, 50mm f/3.5, side-by-side magazines, single-frame exposure, footage gauge and brown leather handle. The magazines accept 400 feet of film.
Inscriptions Engraved in white on lens: 50mm BAUSCH & LOMB TESSAR Series 1c. Pat. Feb. 24, 1903 2308090 / Engraved in white on aperture ring: 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 / Engraved in white on focus bar on right side of camera: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, INF / Engraved in white on range-finder on top of camera: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, INF / Engraved in white on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0-400 increments /

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