16mm Movie Camera
Kodak Cine Magazine,
AKA PH-431
The Ciné-Kodak was the first movie camera for 16 mm, manufactured by the Eastman Kodak Company and introduced in 1923. It was intended for home movie making. Kodak released additional models, including magazine-loading cameras as the Magazine Ciné-Kodak line and a line of 8 mm cameras under the Ciné-Kodak Eight sub-brand. The final 16 mm camera was the Kodak Reflex Special, released in 1961, dropping the Ciné-Kodak brand altogether; Kodak ceased production of 16 mm cameras in 1968, but continued to produce 8 mm and Super 8 film cameras under the Ektasound and Instamatic brands.
The PH-431 Was the Army model of the civilian Cine Kodak. Using preloaded 16mm Magazines at 50' per roll, they allowed a quick swapping of film to gun cameras, and field cameras.
Different Uses
The Cine Kodaks seen here (left to right) are a 1937 US Market Civilian Cine, a 1938 German Market Cine, and a 1942 PH-104 made for the US Army.
Army Use
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT AT FORT JACKSON, SC.
We can see here a CINE-KODAK-16 (PH-431), a Bell & Howell Filmo 141 and a KODAK 35 (PH-324) in the hands of the operator.
Note the German made AGFA film.
1942 PH-431
Early in the war, the US Army adopted the civilian model as seen above. by 1942, Kodak had retooled their Camera Manufacturing to make the non-chrome Military model as seen here. Note, the original Army issued Film magazines and original War Department Technical Manual.