Cinématographe

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Lumière Fréres
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Lumière Cinématographe
SEE ALSO: Cinématographe (projection only)
INTRODUCTION DATE: Dec. 28, 1895
PRODUCTION DATES: 1895 - ca 1910s
FILM TYPE: 35mm rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 18 x 24 mm.
APPROXIMATE MANUFACTURED QUANTITY: 425
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: film, silent
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes    INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "The first public presentation of the Lumière Cinématographe was given
  in Paris on Saturday 28 December 1895. The Lumières rented a basement
  room at the Grande Cafe, 14 Boulevarddes Capuchines." (Coe, 1981).
  The earliest cameras used circular perforations at the sides of each
  frame. The later cameras used standard 35mm film.
  It is believed that 44 examples are still in existence. - TG 1/21/99.
  According to Carey Williams, there were 3 production runs of cameras,
  the first lot was 25 cameras, the second lot was 200, the last lot
  had at least 125. The first lot was numbered 1-25, the second lot was
  numbered 26-225, the third lot started with 226.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: L9570.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 2148

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Coe, Brian. --The History of Movie Photography.-- Eastview Editions, 1981. pp 70.//