A Dekko model 104 9.5mm cine camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1937
Materials
Aluminium, Chrome, Glass, Leather
Measurements
132 x 66 x 135 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524746
Summary
A Dekko model 104 9.5mm cine camera. The body is black lacquered aluminium with chrome fittings. Film is loaded in a cartridge. There are three film speed sttings 8, 16 and 64 fps. The chrome winder has the logo 'Dekko'. The lens is Taylor Hobson Anastigmat 23mm f2.5. It has marking 'Pat.no.438605'. The iris shows settings f2.5-f16. Inside the side cover is a chrome plate '9.5mm Dekko British Made Serial no 10/492 Model 104' Embossed on the cover is 'Made in England Patent Applied for.' There is a leather carrying handle on the top.
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986