Kodak Style E photographic developing machine.
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Nickel plate, Celluloid, Plastic
Measurements
130 x 279 x 192 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525122.1
Summary
Kodak Style E photographic developing machine. Kodak developing machine style E. Nickel plated loading box and developing tank combined for films up to 5 inches in width. With an amber celluloid apron and adjustable spool holder. The lid is separate and embossed Kodak. The tank has two compartments each with a spindle which continues outside the tank with a black plastic winding handle. The left tank contains the amber celluloid apron which is damaged. The right tank contains the mechanism to adjust for film widths up to 5 inches. There is a small metal two point key which may or may not be part of the tank but its purpose is not evident.
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