Movie Camera, Nihon Cine Industry Co. Ltd., Japan, 1960s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1960s
Jelco 8EC-1 movie camera manufactured by Nihon Cine Industry Co. Ltd., in Japan in the 1960s. Tthis camera was designed to record footage in colour or black and white on 8mm film. This particular example is still in its original leather carry case with its instruction booklet.
This object is part of the Kodak collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down. Medium sized blue plastic/bakelite movie camera in original leather case.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- blue plastic/bakelite
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 61 mm (Width), 140 mm (Depth), 139 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Nihon Cine Industry Co. Ltd.
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Printed on the camera case: 'JELCO'.
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-2231568
- Museum object name
- Movie Camera - Nihon Cine Industry Co. Ltd., Jelco 8EC-1, Japan, 1960s
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 52032
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.