A film holder for No 4 Bullet Special camera.
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1898 - 1901
Materials
Wood, Metal, Brass, Celluloid
Measurements
130 x 147 x 51 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524823.2
Summary
A film holder for No 4 Bullet Special camera. The unit is wooden with brass fittings and accepts film 103. At the rear is a red window to observe frame number on film backing. There is a black metal slide to shield from light. The side has stamped '1837' and 'Eastman Kodak Co Patent applied for'. The unit is loaded by removing the back. On the back there is a hole to enable sight of the frame number. Stamped on the back is '4x5 Horizontal' and 'Made in U.S.A.'.
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