A Kodak Camera (original model) roll film camera.
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1888 - 1889
Materials
Wood, Metal, Leather?
Measurements
98 x 82 x 172 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524550
Summary
A Kodak Camera (original model) roll film camera . It has a RR lens (f9/57mm) and simple cylindrical shutter with no adjustments of either speed or aperture. The body is leatherette with a smooth finish in brown. The film rollers are also wooden. Note that the winding handle is missing. The serial number is marked on top and rear -12999. Made by Frank Brownell for Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company. Sold pre-loaded for 100 exposures. Embossed on the film holder (rear) 'Pat. May 5, 1885 Other patents applied for All Countries'
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