A Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic Series 3.
Kodak Limited
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1926 - 1933
Materials
Metal, Leatherette, Glass, Plastic, Paper
Measurements
130 x 70 x 110 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524646.1
Summary
A Vest Pocket Kodak Autographic Series 3 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 showing 'Made in u.s.a.by Eastman Kodak Company Rochester N.Y.and including serial number 30015 The lens supports four aperture settings F7.9 to 32 and shutter settings T,B. 25,and 50. and a mount for an Autographic stylus with missing 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