Kinora camera
- Made:
- c. 1910 in London
- maker:
- Bond's Limited
Kinora camera with two separate film cassette holders by Bonds Ltd.
The Kinora camera was one of the earliest cameras for capturing motion aimed at the amateur. It used rolls of 1 inch (25.4mm) paper or celluloid film. The exposed negative films were sent to Kinora for processing and to be made into reels suitable for viewing in a Kinora viewer. The viewers were afforable, hand cranked domestic optical toys which presented a flick book like version of the film shot with the camera.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1965-169
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), leather, brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, aluminium (metal) and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
-
whole: 3.4kg
- type:
- cine camera
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
