Cinematographic Camera Patent Canvas Print – 1937 Studio Art

Description

This canvas print reproduces a 1937 patent drawing for a studio cinematographic camera, printed on gallery-wrapped canvas in two sizes, 11×14 and 16×20. As a cinematographic camera patent canvas print it arrives ready to hang, the pan-and-tilt head and hand-lettered figure numbers already in place, so the only decision left is size.

The drawing sets the camera on a geared pan-and-tilt head with a long handle and a tripod base, two large round film magazines side by side on top, a conical lens shade up front, and a follow-focus rod within the operator’s reach; a second view shows the magazines edge-on with a six-hole panel and hand crank, and a third details two small fasteners. It was built to run three strips of film at once through a light-dividing lens, an early answer to shooting motion pictures in natural color. It reads like a genuine 1937 engineering record, plain and technical, and settles into a den, office, or media room built around film history rather than as a decoration.

This canvas is printed and hand-finished in our family workshop in Northeast Ohio, made in the USA and stretched over gallery-wrapped stretcher bars with fade-resistant inks that hold their color for years. Each one is made to order, so the fine lines and lettering stay sharp instead of washing out the way a cheaper print can. It suits a film-studio historian, cinematographer, or vintage-patent collector rounding out an office or den with genuine early color-film history, and pairs naturally with other camera patent canvas wall art.

Both sizes ship with hanging strips that hold securely without nails or tools, and remove cleanly without holes or wall damage, so it moves easily between an apartment, a rental, or a permanent home. The 11×14 fits a shelf or a narrow wall, and the 16×20 commands a room on its own. Either size is gallery-wrapped, with the image carried around the edges for a clean, finished look.

Add a genuine piece of 1937 film-studio engineering to your wall with a cinematographic camera patent canvas print that looks equally at home in a study, office, or den built around film history.

Every order is made and packed by hand in our family shop in Northeast Ohio. We use premium gallery-wrapped canvas, high-quality frame material and fade-resistant inks for both prints and canvas. Each frame is made to order and shipped same or next business day.

Crossroads Home Decor is built around one simple idea: to Inspire, Encourage, and Connect. If you have any questions about this listing or your order, please send us a message — we’re happy to help. Thank you for supporting a small family business.

— Eric & Susan

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