A Kodak No 1 Autographic folding rollfilm camera
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1915
Materials
Measurements
170 x 87 x 138 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524475.1
Summary
A Kodak No 1 Autographic folding rollfilm camera. Special model B, as marked on manufacturer's plate. Main body is metal covered with leatherette and bellows is black leather. Lens is Kodak Anastigmat no 17978. It has aperture f6.3 and focal length 110mm. The shutter is Kodamatic with T,B and seven speed settings. There are focus positions on the hinged cover plate and the Eastman Kodak Logo, with the label 'Made is U.S.A. by the Eastman Kodak Co.' The Manufacturers plate carries ' No 1 Autographic Kodak Special Model B'
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