Lumiére Cinématographe
Camera
Lumiére Cinématographe
1895
Wood, metal, velvet fabric, cork, and glass
Overall (with magazine and handcrank): 11 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (28.5 × 19 × 24 cm)
Overall: 4 × 4 3/4 × 6 1/2 in., 7.9 lb. (10.2 × 12.1 × 16.5 cm, 3.6 kg)
Overall: 5 3/4 × 2 × 1 1/2 in., 7.9 lb. (14.6 × 5.1 × 3.8 cm, 3.6 kg)
Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 × 2 in., 7.9 lb. (3.8 × 2.5 × 5.1 cm, 3.6 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1982.1591.0003
DescriptionWooden, rectangular, 35mm, hand-cranked motion picture camera/projector/contact printer with fixed lens, film magazine, winder, projection arm and threaded bolt.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, plate affixed to camera front, BC: CINÉMATOGRAPHE \ Auguste et Louis Lumière \ Breveté S.G.D.G. \ J. Carpentier. Ingénieur Constructeur \ Paris
Engraved in metal, inside camera back, TL: [oval border] \ J.CARPENTIER \ PARIS \ 417 [numeral under oval design]
Engraved in metal, on post holding crank gear, TC: 192
Inscribed in pencil (Cromer's hand) inside front door below lens, BC: Un des premiers appareils, d'après \ Monsieur Louis Lumière.
Stamped in wood, bottom of camera, C: 6563 \ 192
Stamped in wood, camera top, RC: G.CROMER
Engraved in metal, inside camera back, TL: [oval border] \ J.CARPENTIER \ PARIS \ 417 [numeral under oval design]
Engraved in metal, on post holding crank gear, TC: 192
Inscribed in pencil (Cromer's hand) inside front door below lens, BC: Un des premiers appareils, d'après \ Monsieur Louis Lumière.
Stamped in wood, bottom of camera, C: 6563 \ 192
Stamped in wood, camera top, RC: G.CROMER
