A Kodak 35 miniature rangefinder camera.
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1940 - 1951
Materials
Metal, Glass, Plastic, Leatherette
Measurements
86 x 126 x 68 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524609.1
Summary
A Kodak 35 miniature rangefinder camera. It has a Kodak No 1 Kodamatic shutter having five speeds plus B and T. The lens is marked ' Kodak Anastigmat f3.5 50mm EC4413'. The aperture ranges f3.5-f16.The lens mount has a plate 'Made in USA' The shutter is marked 'Kodak no 1 Kodamatic'. The base has etched '15863' The body is metal covered in leatherette. The body is black with chrome fittings.
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