9 reels for Kinora viewer

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
London
maker:
Kinora Limited

Nine reels for Kinora viewer including a balloon crashing into the sea during a thunderstorm (in carton), a harvesting with horse mower (in carton), train through station into tunnel, two balloons ascending, a stage act manipulating a large mat, a girl with two bulldogs, tower bridge bascules opening, a train crane unloading timber and a zookeeper with zebras. Kinora Limited.

Invented by the Lumiere Company in France in 1897, the Kinora only came into widespread use when they were reintroduced in the early 20th century. These home viewers came in a variety of styles but were all based on the flip book principle: by turning a handle the reel revolved causing the pictures to flip over against a static peg; the moving pictures were viewed through an eyepiece. Kinora reels were derived from a variety of cinema films, though a camera was available for making home movies.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/3271
type:
film reel
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford