A leather Cine/Kodak case
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1921 - 1930
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Card, Wood, Brass, Metal, Plastic
Measurements
190 x 255 x 115 mm
Place of origin
New York
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524848.1.2
Summary
A leather case, plush lined and divided into two sections. The large section contains the camera and a smaller section which contains the roll film back, lens hood and cable release The case has a shaped leather handle attached to the lid bearing the embossed text "Cine Kodak". There is also a strap attached to the two sides by metal buckles. Embossed into the front of the case under the flap of the lid is: "Combination Case for Cine/Kodak Model B and two rolls of film Made in USA by Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, N.Y. Pat in USA March 3 1914". The two hook and lever closures are embossed "EKC" There is a clear plastic pocket on the inside of the lid containing a card for Mr H.M. Dodimead of 1 Montolieu Gardens, Putney S. W. 15 and the camera operating instructions.
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