Kine-Messter Movie Camera, circa 1900
THF160131 / Kine-Messter Movie Camera, circa 1900
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Artifact Overview
This hand-cranked 35mm movie camera was used in motion picture experiments by the Thomas A. Edison Company. Available commercially, this camera was designed by Oskar Messter, "Father of the German Film Industry." Messter made many technical improvements to cinema apparatus, built the first film studio in Germany, and hosted the first projected sound films at his Apollo Theatre in Berlin.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Motion-picture camera
Date Made
circa 1900
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
31.1217.196
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edison Laboratories.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Iron alloy
Leather
Nickel (Metal)
Wood (Plant Material)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in (With handle (without handle 8 inches))
Width: 7.25 in (With crank (without crank, 5.125 inches))
Length: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Crank:
162
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