U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics Sub. Periscope Motion Picture Camera
Camera
U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics Sub. Periscope Motion Picture Camera
Ciné Kodak Mark 2 Model 1
ca. 1943
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 5 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (13.3 × 5.7 × 18.4 cm)
Museum accession
1978.0191.0060
DescriptionChrome and black leather-covered, rectangular, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with f/1.9 lens, variable speed, filters, periscope plate and speed control dial in grey, wooden case. The camera accepts 50 foot magazines.
Inscriptions Engraved in black and silver on product plate on top of camera: U.S. NAVY BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS SUB-PERISCOPE MOTION PICTURE CAMERA 16mm MARK 2 MODEL 1 SERIAL No. S-85-315 MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Engraved in black on door switch on top of camera: OPEN, LOCK, RUN / Engraved in silver on film plane guide on top of camera: 25mm / Engraved in black on plate on left side of camera: WARNING 1.-SET DIOPTER AND SPEED 2.-WIND CAMERA 3.-CHECK FILTER / Embossed in silver under window on door on left side of camera: FOOTAGE / Engraved in black on exposure guide on left side of camera: CINÉ-KODAK UNIVERSAL GUIDE f/1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, OR EQUIVALENT, SUBJECT DARK, NORMAL, LIGHT, CAMERA SPEED 8, 16 NORMAL, 24 / Engraved in silver on product plate on front of camera: MAGAZINE CINÉ-KODAK 16mm / Engraved in silver on speed switch on front of camera: 8, 16, 24 / Engraved in black on lens: KODAK ANISTIGMATIC f/1.9 25mm / Engraved in black on aperture ring on lens: 1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Engraved in black on focus ring on lens: 2, FEET, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 25, 50, INF / Engraved in black on plate inside of camera: PATS. U.S.A. 1,595,277 1,620,337 1,685,600 1,688,370 1,689,268 1,690,607 1,705,385 2,011,350 2,027,007 2,043,900 2,076,189 2,080,021 2,095,850 2,110,477 2,110,493 2,124,887 2,132,715 2,153,220 CANADA:-1929-1936-1937
