Akeley Pancake 35mm Motion Picture Camera w/ Tripod Unused? Rare! 1915

Description

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AKELEY
Apparently Unused !
Very Rare in this condition!
35mm Pancake
Circa 1915
35mm Cine Camera Package
This Camera appears to never have been used to shoot film.
If it has been used perhpas only to do testing.
It was purchased as an aerial Recon Camera for the First World War US Army Air Corps.
It was later sold as US Army
government surplus!
It has been in the hands of private collectors for over 70 years.
The accessories including
lens, and tripod legs are used
but the camera body and
geared head appear to have never been used.
History &  Background
What do Hollywood directors, the US Army during World War I, and a taxidermist all have in common?
A portable, easily maneuverable “pancake” camera invented by Carl Akeley.
Carl Akeley was a larger-than-life explorer, artist, and conservationist—he fought off a leopard with his bare hands and survived getting trampled by an elephant. “The movie camera Akeley invented to film animals in the wild turned out to be one of his most important contributions to science, and to how we all see and understand the natural world.”
The camera Akeley invented in 1915 was just one of the ways that he revolutionized artists’ ability to capture the natural world. He made a name for himself as the “father of modern taxidermy,” creating lifelike representations of animals by mounting skins onto sculpted forms (like you see in hunting trophies). After trying to film a lion hunt with a traditional camera, Akeley decided to develop his own that could be transported easily outdoors, smoothly focus and pan, shoot in low light, and be quickly reloaded with film stock to capture as much as possible in the thick of action. With its round appearance, it was soon dubbed the Akeley “pancake” camera.
The newly-developed camera was portable, rotatable, and easy to maneuver—the GoPro of the early 1900s. In an unexpected turn of events,
the camera was used by the military for aerial reconnaissance during World War I.
After the military gave up exclusive rights, newsreel companies and the film industry in Hollywood picked up the technology and used it to film action sequences and aerial footage in early blockbusters.
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anywhere else then perhaps you may wish to consider the acquisition
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The Camera is complete and operational .  It is all original and fully operational.
It is in EXCELLENT Condition Mechanically.
This  Legacy Hollywood Production Camera was manufactured from 1915 to 1943.
This was one of the last Akeley cameras ever made according to our Akeley specialist Sam Dodge.
As for a Display piece it speaks for itself!
If you are DP or have passion about the film business
this the opportunity of a lifetime to own what is most
certainly a unique piece of Hollywood History!
The systems includes:
Akeley 35mm Camera Body
Camera Case
Akeley 110V  motor included
with cable.
Two Akeley 200 Foot Magazine
Tripod & Gear Head
2 Lenses of our choice-
Note: Lenses are for display purposes only
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If you are DP or have been in the business this is the camera you want for display.
It is ICONIC and is a superior example of the
"Golden Age" of Silent Hollywood!
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