Ciné-Kodak (1st model)

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Company
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, NY, Rochester
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Cine Kodak
SEE ALSO: Ciné-Kodak Model A Series K
INTRODUCTION DATE: Jan. 8, 1923
PRODUCTION DATES: 1923-1930
FILM TYPE: 16mm rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 10.26 x 7.49mm
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $125.00, $200.00
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: film, silent
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS:
  25mm f/3.5 Kodak Anastigmat
  25mm f/1.9 Kodak Anastigmat (1926-1930)

NOTES:
  The Ciné-Kodak (known as the Model A after the introduction of the
  Model B, July 1925) was the first motion picture camera to use
  the new 16mm film. The body is made of diecast aluminum. Accepts
  100' lengths of film on daylight loadable spools. A claw mechanism
  provides the intermittent movement. The camera is hand-cranked,
  although a battery driven motor was available for a short time.
  Original model used direct vision finder, while later models used
  both direct vision and waist level finder. First model had 'hinged-
  door' lens cover. Ciné-Kodak outfit consisted of camera, Kodascope
  projector, splicer, tripod, and screen, and sold for $335.00. Items
  sold separately January 1924.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: E130.00702

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Coe, Brian. --The History of Movie Photography.-- Eastview Editions, 1981. PP 166.//
Gibson, Dave & Ryon, Don. --Kodak Camera Chronology.-- US, NY, Rochester: UNPUBLISHED, 1984.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 458.//