Aeroscope Camera and Hand Pump

Made:
1912
inventor:
Kazimierz Proszynski

'Aeroscope' portable kine camera with hand pump, magazine and crank handle, patented by Proszynski in 1910 (see note)

Patented in 1910 by the Polish engineer K Proszynski, the Aeroscope was the first completely successful hand-held cine camera. Powered by compressed air, it was used by newsreel cameramen and most of the leading film companies from 1912 until the advent of sound. A separate compartment could carry up to 400 feet (122 metres) of 35mm film.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1949-124
Materials:
wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), iron, glass and leather
Measurements:
whole: .35kg
camera: 240 mm x 180 mm x 370 mm,
type:
35 mm ciné camera
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford

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