Ciné-Kodak Model B-B
Camera
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Ciné-Kodak Model B-B
April 1929
Metal, leather, wood, cloth and glass
Overall: 5 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (14.6 × 6.4 × 21.6 cm)
Museum accession
1978.0191.0058
DescriptionSerial# 14360 Brown leather-covered, rectangular, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with f/1.9 lens, eye-level view finder, waist-level view finder, exposure guide, red leather handle, matching carrying case, color filter, extra belt and instructions. The camera accepts 50 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on plate on top of camera: CINÉ KODAK MODEL BB MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, N.Y. FOOTAGE 0-50 increments / Stamped in brown on winder on right side of camera: 14360 / Engraved in black on lens: KODAK ANASTIGMAT f/1.9 25mm U.S.A. PAT. NOS. 1,620,337 1,690,607 / Engraved in silver on exposure guide below lens: 35228, SEE MANUAL 1.9 2 2.8, For Close Ups in Shade and Scenes onDark Days or in Deep Shade 4, For All Close Ups in Direct Sunlight. For Average Subjects and Scenes on Cloudy Days. 5.6, For Average Subjects and Scenes in Direct Sunlight. 8, Use Only for Distant Subjects in Direct Sunlight. 11, See Manual f/16 For Use In Tropics See Manual U.S. PATENTS 1,685,600 1,688,370 1,689,268 1,690,507 1,705,385 / Engraved in silver on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, LOCK
