Ciné-Kodak Model A Type II late 1924 or early 1925 hand-crank 16mm movie film camera

The Ciné-Kodak Model A was the first 16mm movie camera made. Kodak introduced the camera and 16mm format simultaneously in 1923. The Cine-Kodak was the only hand-crank movie camera manufactured by Kodak. The crank is turned at 2 revolutions per second, producing 16 frames per second. It has a touch of art deco to the design and logo, and looks like steampunk ghost-hunting equipment.

Very good condition, operational except focus ring (see below). Includes box, film shipping card, filming instruction card, and Ciné-Kodak tripod (wood, steel, aluminum and leather) - also very good condition.
Camera serial number: 02024. Lens: Kodak Anastigmat 25mm f 3.5, serial number 1924.  Model A, Type II (Both eye-level and waist-level viewfinders, cover door for the lens.) Lever operated iris and focus, large footage dial. The camera body is made of cast aluminum, with brass, steel and spring steel fittings. Original leather handle.
Originally the camera was sold as an outfit that included a tripod, splicer, projector and screen for 335.00 US dollars - in 1923. In January, 1924 Kodak started selling the camera separately for 125.00 dollars with the f 3.5 lens, or 200.00 dollars with the f 1.9 lens.
Faults:
No take-up spool (commonly available 100' spool).
Silver emulsion patina on gate and pressure plate from extensive use.
Focus ring frozen frozen. It appears to work because the set-screw for the focusing armature's connection to the lens has been loosened - no focusing is occurring. I inquired of an expert and he said: "Nearly all of the focusing mounts are frozen on these. The lubricants they used on the lens tended to harden with age--in the extreme.  I had one parts camera many years ago that was frozen as though it had been welded together.  I took it down to the barrel and helix and no solvent, pressure, or heat would free it. Most, however, can be disassembled and cleaned, but you either need to have that done by a professional, or have some means of resetting the focus."
Tripod has no handle. Tripod strap broken. Tripod screw-mount is modern replacement (concealed under tripod head).
Circa: Very late 1924 or early 1925.
Camera: 7.5 lbs US, 8"x8.5"x4.5"
Tripod: 7.25 lbs, US, 42.5" long collapsed, 60" extended.
About Ciné-Kodak Model A cameras:
Type I
Eye-level viewfinder only; especially interested in late versions which have
the un-machined casting bosses for the waist-level finder, probably starting
somewhere between No. 01200 and 01253. Also interested in possible
variations in very early examples.

Type II
Both eye-level and waist-level viewfinders. Both types I and II have a cover
door for the lens, though these are often missing, and may be apparent only
in the remaining three screw holes where attached above the lens.

Type III
Interchangeable lenses; cover door no longer present, and screw holes for the
door have not been drilled.

Type IIIa
Name plate states: "Cine Kodak A, Series K", or older plain "Cine Kodak name
plate has K stamped next to serial number.

Type IIIb
Series other than K is designated on the name plate, as in "Series E" (i.e.,
Cine Kodak A, Series E, not the later Cine Kodak Model E).
-from: http://www.cinekodak.org/

16 mm film was introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1923 as an inexpensive amateur alternative to the conventional 35 mm film format. During the 1920s the format was often referred to as sub-standard film by the professional industry. Initially directed toward the amateur market, Kodak hired Willard Beech Cook from his 28 mm Pathescope of America company to create the new 16 mm Kodascope Library. In addition to making home movies, one could buy or rent films from the library, one of the key selling aspects of the format. As it was intended for amateur use, 16 mm film was one of the first formats to use acetate safety film as a film base, and Kodak never manufactured nitrate film for the format due to the high flammability of the nitrate base. 35 mm nitrate was discontinued in 1952. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_mm_film

Available on Ebay, June 2011.