A number 3 Kodak Series III folding rollfilm camera with anastigmatic lens 130mm.
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1926 - 1933
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass
Measurements
Open 214 x 103 x 170 mm
Place of origin
Toronto
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524472.1
Summary
A number 3 Kodak Series III folding rollfilm camera 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 " on 118 film. Lens - anastigmatic, 130mm, F6.3 Metal covered with black leather with black leather bellows and black leather handle. Markings: Manufacturer's plate '3 Kodak Series III' & company logo and 'Made in Canada by Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd. Toronto Ontario' Printed around lens 'Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester N.Y. USA.' On lens 'Kodak Anastigmat F6.3 130mm No.33877'. White label on underside of hinged cover plate '1929 C/366'. Patent information on inside back plate ranging from 1914 to 1924.
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