Prestwich 35mm cine camera
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
Prestwich 35mm cine camera mae by Prestwich Manufacturing Company in England, c. 1900-1910. For 35mm film in 300' internal magazines. No lens; claw intermittent, two sprockets; through-film critical focusing; footage counter; hand turned; single frame shaft. Lens missing.
The Prestwich Manufacturing Company of Tottenham (London) was founded by John Alfred Prestwich (1874-1952) in 1895. Prestwich was an engineer of outstanding ability, who constructed some of the finest cinematographic apparatus of cinema's first decade, he held patents for a number of inventions, not limited to cinematography. After the early 1900s, his work was focused on internal combustion engines, gearing and other systems for motor cars and cycles.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/7873
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and leather
- Measurements:
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overall: 45 cm x 34 cm x 17 cm, 8.5 kg
- type:
- cine camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford