Kodak Eastman Premograph Model 2 reflex camera No. 2.
Eastman Kodak
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1908 - 1909
Materials
Metal, Leather
Measurements
Closed size 170 x 140 x 105 mm
Place of origin
United States
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524839
Summary
A Eastman Kodak Company, Premograph Model 2 reflex camera No. 2. The Premograph took twelve 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch exposures on a Premo film pack. The camera is metal covered by leather, with a carrying handle of leather embossed 'PREMO'. The No. 2 is fitted with a Bausch and Lomb rapid rectilinear lens, US 4-128. Upper plate carrying the reflex mirror. Rack and pinion focusing. Ground glass focusing screen with deep hood (140mm deep). A metal dial on the side changes shutter speeds from 1/50 to 1 second. It had a simple mechanism which allows a reflecting glass to be at a 45 degree angle for viewing. The exposure was captured by turning a key which would turn the reflecting glass out of the line of sight and and at the same time operate the shutter. The camera weighs 44 ounces (1.25 kg)
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, manufacturer