Motor, camera
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC
- DATE
- 1924–1935
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0045.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Camera Equipment Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION/.2 METAL SWITCH AND FITTINGS; SOME SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS; RUBBER-COVERED CORD/.3 WOODEN CASE HAS METAL COVERING AND HARDWARE, AND LEATHER CARRYING HANDLE; INTERIOR IS FABRIC LINED.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.0 cm
- Width
- 23.0 cm
- Height
- 26.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine camera accessories
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Camera
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS SMALL MOTOR DRIVE PROBABLY USED MID-1920S+, POSSIBLY UNTIL THE 1950S.
- Canada
-
USED BY MR. ROY TASH (1898-1988), CANADA'S BEST-KNOWN NEWSREEL PHOTOGRAPHER. TASH BEGAN HIS CAREER IN 1915 IN CHICAGE; HE MOVED TO TORONTO IN 1919, AND WAS ACTIVE 1920S- 1950S. HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OFCINEMATOGRAPHERS: THE CSC'S ROY TASH TROPHY IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO THE BEST NEWS CAMERA PERSON IN CANADA. (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO PROVIDE POWER FOR 35MM CINE CAMERA. - Technical
-
ONE OF THE FIRST ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE FOR THE B&H 2709 WAS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE: B&H'S CINEMOTOR WAS INTRODUCED IN 1919. PRIOR TO, AND PRESUMABLY AFTER, THAT DATE MOTORS OF NON-B&H MFR WERE USED. THIS EXAMPLE POWERS THE CAMERA THROUGH THE ORIGINAL HAND-CRANK SHAFT. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "FOR." and left-facing arrow, and "REV." and right facing arrow incised on sliding contol on motor; "8", "10", "12", "14", "16", "18", "20", "22" and "24" incised on control dial (frames per second ?)/.2 "CAMERA EQUIPMENT N.Y.C." stamped into underside of switch box' "ON/OFF" positions incised on switch. Plug and receptacle fittings marked "HUBBELL/ 20A 250V TWISTLOCK/ TURN AND PULL/ PAT. 1679723-1771729 [Underwriters Laboratories symbol]"/.3 blue plate on case top reads "Tel. JUdson 6-1420/ CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO./ 1600 BROADWAY/ NEW YORK CITY ".
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- .1 BLACK WRINKLE FINISH COVERS MOST SURFACES; SOME SILVER METAL FITTINGS/.2 BLACK CORD; SILVER METAL SWITCH BOX/.3 BLACK METAL COVERING ON WOODEN STORAGE CASE; BROWN LEATHER HANDLE; GREEN FABRIC LINING.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Camera Equipment Co., Motor, camera, circa 1924–1935, Artifact no. 1999.0045, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0045.001/
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