apparatus [ap-uh-rat-uhs]
ap·pa·rat·us [ap-uh-rat-uhs] noun
A combination of instruments, machinery, or tools built for a particular purpose. Early cinema: the trade's term for its cameras, projectors, and printers. "The director yelled 'Camera!' and the cameraman began cranking his apparatus."
Hand-cranked motion picture cameras of the silent era, and the stories behind them.
Cine-Kodak Model A 16mm Cine Camera
The original Cine-Kodak Model A 16mm movie camera holds a significant place in the history of filmmaking. Introduced by the Eastman Kodak Company in May 1923, it was the first 16mm camera produced and heralded Eastman Kodak’s brand new 16mm safety film…