Ciné-Kodak Medallion 8

Ciné-Kodak Medallion 8

Camera

Eastman Kodak Company

Maker
American, estab. 1892

Ciné-Kodak Medallion 8

ca. 1955
Metal and leather
Overall (camera): 4 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 4 in. (10.8 × 5.7 × 10.2 cm)
Overall (box): 5 1/4 × 6 × 3 1/4 in. (13.3 × 15.2 × 8.3 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
1988.0629.0014
DescriptionBrown leather-covered metal, rectangular, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with focusable eye level view finder, variable speed, single frame exposure, exposure guide and strap in original box. The camera accepts dual 25 foot magazines.
Inscriptions Printed in black and red on product plate under lens: Ciné-Kodak MEDALLION-8 / Printed in black above and below shutter release on front of camera: S, R / Printed in red and black on view finder focus switch on right side of camera: 38, 25, 13, 9, 6.5 mm / Printed in black and red on footage gauge on back of camera: 0-25 increments / Printed in black and red on speed dial on back of camera: 16, 24, 32, 48 / Printed in silver on red on top of camera: Kodak / Printed in red behind door latch on left side of camera: OPEN / Printed in black and red on exposure guide on left side of camera: GUIDE f/1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, CAMERA SPEED, NORMAL, LENS / Stamped on door hinge inside camera: 13940 / Printed in black on white sticker under door: SERVICED 7/61 EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Printed in white on film magazine dial inside of camera: RESET / Printed in red inside of camera: Use Ciné-Kodak 8mm Magazine Film

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