Kine-Messter Movie Camera, circa 1900

Summary

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.

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

Motion-picture camera

Date Made

circa 1900

Creators

Messter, Oskar, 1866-1943 

Place of Creation

Germany, Berlin 

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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