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Parvo Cinematographe

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Etablissements Andre Debrie
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1908
FILM TYPE: 35mm rollfilm cine
IMAGE SIZE: 18 x 24 mm
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: film, silent
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes    INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "1908. This wood body, hand crank studio camera has co-axial 400'
  internal film magazines. It features critical focusing on the film,
  varible shutter, frame rate indicator, lever control for focus and
  lens aperture setting, and a precise footage counter. The design and
  workmanship are of excellent quality. A metal body model was also made
  that could use an electric motor drive." McKeown, 1997.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: D288.00002

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras: 1997/1998.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1996. p 470.//

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