Ciné-Kodak Model E with Electric Motor Drive Experimental
Camera
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Ciné-Kodak Model E with Electric Motor Drive Experimental
ca 1940
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 7 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 9 1/2 in., 7.5 lb. (19.7 × 13.3 × 24.1 cm, 3.4 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0033.0011
DescriptionCrackled-black, vaulted, 16mm, electric motor driven, motion picture camera with f/1.9 25mm lens, eye level viewfinder, fottage gauge and exposure guide mount on crackled-black steel plate. Serial #1016. The camera accepts 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Embossed in brass on product plate below lens: CINÉ-KODAK MODEL E MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Embossed in brass on exposure guide below lens: f/1.9 Brilliant Interiors, 2.8 Dark or in Deep Shade, 4 Very Dull or in Shade, 5.6 Dull or in Open Shade, 8 Slightly Cloudy, 11 Direct Sunlight, 16 Intensely Bright, EXPOSURE GUIDE FOR C.K. PAN FILM AND NORMAL CAMERA SPEED / Engraved in white on lens: KODAK ANASTIGMAT F/1.9 25mm U.S.A. PAT. NOS. 1,620,337 - 1,685,600 / Engraved in black on aperture ring on lens: 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 1.9 / Engraved in white and red on focus ring on lens: 2 FEET, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 25, 50, INF. / Stamped in silver on right side of camera: 1016 / Engraved in silver below footage gauge on right side of camera: FOOTAGE / Typed in black on white label on motor: 301-40 CINE-KODAK E with electric motor drive Recd. 10/29/75 / Engraved in silver left and right of motor switch on back of motor: OFF, ON / Embossed in silver above and behind door lock on left side of camera: LOCK, OPEN / Printed in black on grey label under door of camera: CINÉ-KODAK MODEL - E PATENTED IN U.S.A. 1,507,357 PATENTS PENDING TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. PRINTED IN U.S.A. NO. 61575 / Printed in white and black on label under door of camera: Use...KODAK FILM It gets the Picture / Engraved in black on spool inside camera: CINE KODAK SPOOL PAT. IN U.S.A. 1,507,357
