Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MOVIE CAMERA

Date Range From

1955

Date Range To

1965

Materials

STEEL, PLASTIC, CARDBOARD, PAPER, ALUMINUM, LEATHER

No. Pieces

4

Description

1. CAMERA: 13.1CM (H) X 16.7CM (L) X 5.4CM (W). STEEL CAMERA IS PAINTED BROWN WITH SILVER TRIM. ON TOP IS THE EYEPIECE TOWARDS THE BACK. THERE IS AN ALUMINUM SQUARE BORDER CONNECTED TO CAMERA BY A HINGE. IS FOLDED DOWN WHEN NOT IN USE AND IS UPRIGHT TO SEE THROUGH SMALL SQUARE HOLE IN MIDDLE OF BROWN SHIELD. WHEN LOOOKING THROUGH THIS, LOOK DOWN AND SEE THE VIEW-FINDER. IS ALSO HINGED AND IS AN ALUMINUM SQUARE WITH TWO POINTS ON THE INSIDE AND TOWARDS THE TOP. ONE READS "2" THE OTHER READS "4". ON THE BASE OF THE EYEPIECE IS ENGRAVED "172472". AROUND OUTSIDE EDGE CAMERA HAS PARALLEL GROOVES. MIDDLE BACK IS PLAIN. MIDDLE BOTTOM HAS TWO CROSS-HEAD SCREWS TOWARDS FRONT, AND BEHIND STEEL IS DEPRESSED IN A SMALL CIRCLE, IN THE CENTRE OF THIS IS AN OPENING WITH SPIRAL GROOVES. ON MIDDLE OF FRONT SIDE IS PIECE OF PLASTIC ON THE STEEL. THIS HAS GREY PAPER WITH HORIZONTAL SILVER STRIPES. IN RED CIRCLE AT TOP READS "KODAK" BELOW IN RED AND BLACK READS "BROWNIE 8MM.MOVIE CAMERA F/1.9 LENS". HAS SCREW IN MIDDLE, ABOVE THIS IS THE LENS. END HAS MANY SMALL GROOVES, BACK HAS BLACK PIN-STRIPES. INSIDE ARE MANY GROOVES. READS "KODAK CINE EKTANON LENS 13 MM F/1.9 L". ON TOP IS APERTURE BUTTON WHICH IS A DISC THAT CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT ALLOWED IN THE LENS BY MAKING THE HOLE LARGER OR SMALLER. IT READS IN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ORDER "1.9 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16". ON BOTTOM CENTRE IS THE ADVANCE BUTTON WHICH IS A SILVER PIECE COMING OUT OF A SLOT WHICH HAS JAGGED POINTS ON END, IT PUSHES IN. BESIDE IT IS AN OPENING WHICH READS "0,2,4,6" TO 22 THEN 25, L, E" (MAY CONTROL FILM SPEED). ON OUTSIDE SIDE IS A ROUND ALUMINUM CIRCULAR PIECE THAT IS SLIGHTLY INDENTED AND HAS A ROUND PIECE ON TOP WHICH HAS TWO SMALL NOTCHES ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER. IN CENTRE IS A ROUND PIECE WITH ANOTHER TWO NOTCHES. HAS A HALF SQUARE PIECE AS A HANDLE THAT FITS IN TO THE CIRCULAR BUTTON, IS ON HINGES AND CAN LIE DOWN FLAT, OR BE PULLED OUT TO WIND THE CAMERA WHICH WORKS ON SPRING ACTION. INSIDE CAMERA ARE TWO PINS IN OPPOSITE CORNERS WHICH HELD THE REELS. ONE ON TOP READS "FULL FILM SPOOL" ON BOTTOM READS "EMPTY FILM SPOOL". ALONG INSIDE FRONT ARE BOLTS AND STEEL RIBBONS THROUGH WHICH THE FILM WAS THREAD. BACKGROUND OF INSIDE IS GREY WITH SILVER LINES AND ARROWS POINTING WHERE THE FILM WAS TO BE FED THROUGH. ALSO HAVE TWO GREY CIRCLES AS DIAGRAMS FOR WHERE THE SPOOLS WERE TO BE PLACED. HAS SOME MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES AND SURFACE CORROSION ON TOP SIGHTS. 2. CAMERA COVER: 13.7CM (L) X 9.5CM (H) X 1.0CM (W). COVER FITS OVER CAMERA SIDE WHERE FILM IS PLACED. OUTSIDE HAS PLASTIC BROWN TEXTURED PIECE WHICH HAS THE LOCK IN THE MIDDLE. LOCK IS PIECE OF STEEL THAT IS SLIT HORIZONTALLY ON ONE HALF IN TWO PLACES. DIRECTLY AFTER SLITS BEGIN THE STEEL IS RAISED TO A SMALL POINT. THIS STEEL SLIDES TO THE LEFT TO LOCK, AND THE RIGHT TO BE OPEN AS MARKED IN RED. TO THE LEFT IS A HOLDER WHICH HAS PAPER INSTRUCTIONS ON APERTURE. IT READS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM "KODACHROME FILM DAYLIGHT TYPE" THEN HAS THE NUMBER ON THE SETTING AND WHICH SHOULD BE USED IN WHAT LIGHTS. HAS A DIAGRAM OF THE WHEEL. HAS ARROW ON TOP OF LOCK THAT READS "LIGHT SUBJECTS 1/2 STOP SMALLER" AND BOTTOM ARROW POINTS TO "DARK SUBJECTS 1/2 STOP LARGER". OUTSIDE OF SIDE HAS ALUMINUM BORDER. INSIDE IS BROWN WITH A RAISED SLOT IN MIDDLE, AND ROUND HOLE BELOW. YELLOW STICKER ABOVE READS "BROWNIE MOVIE CAMERA PATENTS U.S.A. DES. 161,984 2,559,911 2,521,957 PATS PEND. LOAD WITH CINE-KODAK 8MM. ROLL FILM MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. BY EAST MAN KODAK COMPANY TRADEMARK REG U.S. PAT. OFF." ROUND GOLD STICKER TO RIGHT READS "SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA CANADIAN KODAK CO. LIMITED TORONTO". HAS SOME SURFACE SCRATCHES. MINOR SURFACE CORROSION. 3. CASE TOP: 11.1CM (H) X 16.2CM (L) X 6.9CM (W). BROWN CARDBOARD CASE HAS IMITATION LEATHER FINISH WITH YELLOWISH STITCHING. TOP IS IN "L" SHAPE WITH A DOUBLE CIRCLE ENGRAVED ON TOP WITH "KODAK" ETCHED INTO MIDDLE. HAS TWO OVAL OPENINGS PUNCHED INTO SIDE. HAS TWO SNAPS ON HOOK AT BOTTOM/END OF "L". TOP OF "L" IS RIPPED. INSIDE HAS BLACK MARKS, SURFACE SCRATCHES, AND EDGES ARE WORN. 4. CASE BOTTOM: 10.1CM (H) X 15.4CM (L) X 6.5CM (W). CASE IS SQUARE IN GENERAL SHAPE, SAME MATERIAL AS #3. TWO EDGES ARE COVERED AND HAVE TWO OVAL OPENINGS STAMPED IN PER SIDE. ON TOP OF CLOSED-IN SIDE IS SNAP WHERE IT APPEARS THE RIPPED OFF PART OF THE LID SHOULD HAVE FASTENED ON. TOP SIDE IS OPEN, AND OTHER SIDE IS OPEN WITH A BIT OF A CURLED UP BOTTOM. OVER CORNER OF OPEN SIDE IS LEATHER SNAP THAT HOLDS IN PLACE THE CAMERA. ONE OUTSIDE PIECE HAS AN OPEN SQUARE, THE OPPOSITE HAS AN OPEN CIRCLE. ON BOTTOM CORNER OF THESE ARE SNAPS WHICH ATTACH TO THE SNAPS ON THE CAMERA LID. HAS SOME HOLES, SURFACE DIRT. HAS SOME MINOR CORROSION AROUND SNAPS. EDGES ARE WORN. TWO FRAGMENTS OF CASE ALSO WITH ARTIFACT (PIECES RIPPED OFF COVER).

Subjects

PHOTOGRAPHIC T&E

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

USED BY DONOR WHO WAS AN AMATEUR CAMERA BUFF.

Catalogue Number

P19950066004

Acquisition Date

1995-09

Collection

Museum

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