Ciné-Kodak Model B
Camera
Ciné-Kodak Model B
ca. 1927
Metal, leather and glass
Overal (camera)l: 6 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (16.5 × 8.9 × 24.1 cm)
Overall (case): 9 × 11 × 4 1/2 in. (22.9 × 27.9 × 11.4 cm)
Gift of David L. MacAdam
1991.2222.0001
DescriptionOstrich leather-covered, rectangular, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with f/3.5 lens, eye-level view finder, waist-level view finder, footage guage on top of camera, leather handle and matching case. Inside the case are three exposure tables.
Inscriptions Engraved on leather case handle: CINE KODAK / Engraved on leather camera handle: CINE KODAK / Engraved on top of camera: Ciné-Kodak Model B K.A. f1.9 MADE IN U.S.A. AT ROCHESTER, NY BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. FOOTAGE guage / Engraved on door: OPEN LOCK / Engraved on lens: KODAK ANASTIGMAT f1.9 25mm U.S.A. PAT. NO. 1,620,337 / f1.9 2 2.8 See Manual 4 For Close Ups in Shade For Subjects and Scenes on Dark Days Or in Deep Shade. 5.6 For All Close Ups in Direct Sunlight. For Average Subjects and Scenes on Cloudy Days. 8 For Average Subjects and Scenes In Direct Sunlight. 11 Use Only for Distant Subjects in Direct Sunlight. f16 See Manual For Use in Tropics See Manual. 31924
