Box for three Eastman Kodak Diffusing Discs for f/4.5 lens.
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1921
Materials
Cardboard, Textile
Measurements
20 x 215 x 86 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525079.2
Summary
Box for three Eastman Kodak Diffusing Discs for f/4.5 lens. Shallow rectangular lidded cardboard box. The base is lined in red velvet and there are three slots shaped for the discs to fit. Markings: On the top of the lid is printed: "Eastman Diffusing Discs. Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA. USA Pat. Mar 8 1921. For F 4.5 Lens."
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