Kodak No. 2 Folding Autographic rollfilm camera
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1915 - 1926
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass
Measurements
Open 163 x 82 x 125 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524502
Summary
Kodak No. 2 Folding Autographic rollfilm camera. 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" on 120 film. 4 shutter speeds T, B, 25, 30. Distance scale in metres and feet. Materials - black textured metal body, black leather carrying strap and black leather bellows. Chrome coloured metal details. Markings: Plate on lens, light print on black background 'Made in U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester N.Y. Manufacturer's plate below Shutter 'No.2 Folding Autographic Brownie 21817' Distance scale 6-100 feet and 2.5 - 30 metres On underside of cover plate, hand written in black ink on white olong label 'c.1921 C/465'
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Eastman Kodak Co , manufacturer