A Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic Model B.
Kodak Limited
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1925 - 1934
Materials
Metal, Leatherette, Glass, Plastic, Paper
Measurements
125 x 62 x 102 mm
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524645.1
Summary
A Vest Pocket Kodak Autographic Model B folding miniature camera. The body is black metal covered in a textured leatherette and there are chrome trellis struts. The lens mount has a manufacturers plate including manufacturer and model details and serial number 33369 The lens supports four aperture settings 1 to 4 and two shutter settings T and I. and a mount for an Autographic stylus. The front standard supports a small rotating brilliant viewfinder The rear shows the autographic function and the back has an embossed stamp reading 'Use Kodak film No A127'.
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
Kodak Limited , manufacturer