No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak rollfilm camera, R.R. Lens Type, Model D
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1912 - 1915
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass
Measurements
Open 205 x 98 x 177 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire (Accredited Museum)
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NT 1524506
Summary
No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak rollfilm camera, R.R. Lens Type, Model D 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" on 116 film. 5 shutter speeds T, B, 25, 50, 100. Distance scale in metres and feet. Materials - metal covered in black textured leather, black leather carrying strap and black leather bellows. Chrome and yellow coloured metal details. Markings: Above lens 'T, B, 25, 50, 100' 'Ball bearing patent January 18, 1910' 'EK' Eastman Kodak logo in ornate script Plate on lens, light print on black background 'Made in U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester N.Y., U.S.A. Manufacturer's plate below Shutter 'Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester N.Y., U.S.A.' Distance scale 6-100 feet and 2.5 - 30 metres Etched on stand 'Kodak' in gold lettering on chrome coloured metal. Embossed on leather handle 'Kodak' Patent information on inside back cover
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