General Information

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

CAST METAL CAMERA BODY, SCREWED TO A WOODEN BASE/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS/ BAKELITE KNOBS & WOVEN FABRIC PULLEY/ METAL CASE HAS HEAVY COTTON LINING/ LEATHER PANEL COVERS LID EXTERIOR/ LEATHER HANDLE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine camera accessories

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Akeley

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO RECORD SOUND ON FILM STOCK IN CINEMA WORK

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO CASING BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'SOUND RECORDING CAMERA/ U.S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS/ 1177163-MAR. 28, 1916/ 1300806- APRIL 15, 1916/ 1310776- JULY 22, 1919/ 1315650- SEPT. 9, 1919/ 1394691- OCT. 25, 1921/ PATENTS PENDING/ MFD BY AKELEY CAMERA, INC./ NEW YORK CITY'/ 'R9' STAMPED ON TOP, NEAR PULLEYS/ ALL CONTROLS, ETC. LABELLED/ PLATE ON CASE READS: 'WE GROW WITH CANADA/ J.E. Fournier/ LIMITED/ MONTREAL/ CANADA'/ STENCILLED IN OFF-WHITE ON CASE FRONT & BACK 'ASN/ STUDIOS'/ PAPER TAG TIED TO HANDLE READS: 'Associated Screen News Ltd./ 100 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Ont/Hold at Union Station*

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CAMERA BODY HAS BLACK KRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH/ WOODEN BASE IS STAINED & VARNISHED/ SOME SILVER METAL COMPONENTS HAVE BRUSHED FINISH/ BROWN & BLACK BAKELITE KNOBS ON SOME CONTROLS/ YELLOW TINTED SYNTHETIC WINDOW NEAR SPEED CONTROL KNOB/ CASE: METAL CASE PAINTED LIGHT BROWN/ BLACK METAL FITTINGS/ CASE LID EXTERIOR COVERED BY LIGHTBROWN LEATHER/ LINED IN LIGHT KHAKI-GREEN FABRIC

Decoration

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