Cine Kodak Model A camera for 16mm. film made by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY, USA, serial no. 00823, c. 1923
The Ciné-Kodak was the first 16mm camera, introduced in 1923 by the Eastman Kodak Company, intended to be used for home movie making. It was solidly made with a diecast metal body and capacity for 100 feet of film, enough for four minutes. The camera was hand turned, although a motor drive unit was available. The Cine-Kodak outfits - camera, tripod, projector, splicer and screen - sold in America for $335. The apparatus was not cheap, but the running costs were very much lower than other systems, 16mm film cost about one fifth of the cost of equivalent 35mm film.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1979-794
- Materials:
- metal, aluminium alloy, zinc alloy, brass, steel, nickel plating, plastic and glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 209 mm x 118 mm x 220 mm, 4 kg
- type:
- 16mm cine camera
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
