A Kodak Vest Pocket miniature folding camera.
Canadian Kodak Co Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1914 - 1916
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
122 x 66 x 82 mm
Place of origin
Toronto
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524640.1
Summary
A Kodak Vest Pocket folding miniature camera. The body is black metal and there are chrome trellis struts but no baseboard. The lens mount has an inscription (only partially legible) 'Kodak Anastigmat ?? ?? No 175395'. The aperture settings are 8-32 on the US system. The shutter has a single speed plus B,T. The front plate has the EKC logo and ' Patentedin USA Jan 10, 1910 Jan 7, 1913' It shows a no 16994. The rear shows an autographic function and the flap has inscribed 'Use Autographic film no.A-127' A series of patent dates in USA and Australia are shown. The base has embossed 'Vest Pocket Kodak' and a plate on the rear reads 'Made in Canada by Canadian Kodak Co Ltd., Toronto, Canada'.
Provenance
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
Canadian Kodak Co Ltd, manufacturer