Kodak Cine Automatic Turret Movie camera
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Description from the seller
Kodak Cine Automatic Turret - Unique Edition Tribute to JFK - Restored and Reinterpreted in Florence
The Object:
Beautiful vintage Kodak Cine Automatic Turret camera (f/1.9 model), an icon of amateur cinema from the 1950s and 60s, complete with its characteristic three-lens rotating turret: Standard Ektanar, Telephoto, and Wide Angle. The body retains its original metallic patina, a witness to time, while the original leatherette has been replaced with a unique artistic coating.
Origin and Craftsmanship:
This piece is not just an antique camera, but a work of applied art and conservative restoration from Florence. The item was personally cared for by a professional restorer of artworks and collectibles with over 30 years of experience in the field.
The intervention included a meticulous surface cleaning to preserve the integrity of the mechanisms and the installation of a new coating in high-strength technical material. This material was chosen specifically for its properties: resistant to touch and to oily substances (such as hand sweat), ensuring not only an aesthetically superior result but also durability for anyone who wishes to continue using the camera.
The Concept: A Tribute to JFK
The new look of the camera is a moving tribute to John F. Kennedy. The technical coating is printed with visually striking images:
The legendary President JFK saluting from his limousine in Dallas.
Scenes of the crowd waiting.
Significant architectural viewpoints.
This design reinterprets the camera as the ideal device—the investment many made at the time to capture an irreplaceable historical moment: to see with one’s own eyes and film the beloved President Kennedy. It is a piece that blends political history, the history of technology, and contemporary Florentine craftsmanship.
Condition:
Body: Superficially cleaned, showing signs of time and use consistent with age, authenticating its history.
Coating: New, installed.
Mechanics: The camera appears intact and the winding mechanisms (butterfly crank) are smooth. The turret turns correctly. The light meter and motor are present, but the camera is sold primarily as a collectible and reinterpretive art piece. It has not been tested with film.
Lenses: The Ektanar lenses show their age but are intact.
Why Buy It:
An unmissable opportunity for JFK memorabilia collectors, vintage camera enthusiasts, lovers of Italian artisanal craftsmanship, and seekers of unique design objects and conversation starters.
Kodak Cine Automatic Turret - Unique Edition Tribute to JFK - Restored and Reinterpreted in Florence
The Object:
Beautiful vintage Kodak Cine Automatic Turret camera (f/1.9 model), an icon of amateur cinema from the 1950s and 60s, complete with its characteristic three-lens rotating turret: Standard Ektanar, Telephoto, and Wide Angle. The body retains its original metallic patina, a witness to time, while the original leatherette has been replaced with a unique artistic coating.
Origin and Craftsmanship:
This piece is not just an antique camera, but a work of applied art and conservative restoration from Florence. The item was personally cared for by a professional restorer of artworks and collectibles with over 30 years of experience in the field.
The intervention included a meticulous surface cleaning to preserve the integrity of the mechanisms and the installation of a new coating in high-strength technical material. This material was chosen specifically for its properties: resistant to touch and to oily substances (such as hand sweat), ensuring not only an aesthetically superior result but also durability for anyone who wishes to continue using the camera.
The Concept: A Tribute to JFK
The new look of the camera is a moving tribute to John F. Kennedy. The technical coating is printed with visually striking images:
The legendary President JFK saluting from his limousine in Dallas.
Scenes of the crowd waiting.
Significant architectural viewpoints.
This design reinterprets the camera as the ideal device—the investment many made at the time to capture an irreplaceable historical moment: to see with one’s own eyes and film the beloved President Kennedy. It is a piece that blends political history, the history of technology, and contemporary Florentine craftsmanship.
Condition:
Body: Superficially cleaned, showing signs of time and use consistent with age, authenticating its history.
Coating: New, installed.
Mechanics: The camera appears intact and the winding mechanisms (butterfly crank) are smooth. The turret turns correctly. The light meter and motor are present, but the camera is sold primarily as a collectible and reinterpretive art piece. It has not been tested with film.
Lenses: The Ektanar lenses show their age but are intact.
Why Buy It:
An unmissable opportunity for JFK memorabilia collectors, vintage camera enthusiasts, lovers of Italian artisanal craftsmanship, and seekers of unique design objects and conversation starters.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
Kodak
Model/type nr
Cine Automatic Turret
Physical condition
Good
Functional condition
Not tested
Film type
Double 8mm
Estimated period
1950-1960
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