General Information

Serial #

2255

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wooden camera body covered in reddish-black leather; nickel and lacquered brass fittings.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

17.3 cm

Width

8.3 cm

Height

10.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1888+. KODAK MFD. THIS MODEL FOR ONLY 1-2 YEARS (AS PER JAJ)

Canada

THE NEW ACCESSABILITY OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE "AVERAGE" CANADIAN AS PROVIDED BY THE KODAK PERMITTED THE CREATIONOF A VISUAL AMATEUR DOCUMENT OF CANADIAN LIFE FROM 1888.

Function

TO PRODUCE GRAPHIC IMAGE ON LIGHT-SENSITIVE FILM OR PLATE

Technical

THE KODAK IS CONSIDERED TO BE "THE" CAMERA WHICH GAVE BIRTH TO THE PHOTO-FINISHING INDUSTRY AS WELL AS MAKING PHOTOGRAPHY "UNIVERSALLY" ACCESSIBLE. IT ALSO FOSTERED THE GROWTH OF THE AMATEUR CAMERA INDUSTRY IN COMPETITION TO EASTMAN'S LEADERSHIP (IE. ANNUAL MODEL CHANGES, ETC.)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'2255' STAMPED ON CAMERA BACK & BODY ON UPPER OPPOSING EDGES. 'PAT. MAY 5, 1885/ OTHER/ PATENTS/ APPL'D FOR/ ALL COUNTRIES' STAMPED IN BACK/ 'J.R. Stoner/ Lead City/ Dakota.' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACKINK ON CASE FRONT/ '427' HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL INSIDE CAMERA BODY & BACK.

Missing

BRASS PULL MISSING FROM WINDING CORD/ SHOULDER STRAP & ONE OF TWO LATCHES ON CASE MISSING

Finish

CAMERA BODY COVERED IN BLACK LEATHER (CALLED 'DARK TURKEY MOROCCO LEATHER' BY MFR.); LACQUERED BRASS SHUTTER RELEASE, ROLLER HOLDER & MISC. FITTINGS; FILM WINDER IS NICKEL/ MEDIUM-BROWN LEATHER CASE; NICKEL CLASPS/ LENS COVER IS GREEN FELT DISC; COPPER-COLOURED METAL CENTRE & PULL

Decoration

CAMERA BODY EDGES HAVE FINELY RECESSED BORDER WITH BLOCK-LIKE PATTERN/ CASE TOP DECORATED BY TOOLED PATTERN OF FLOWERS, GEOMETRIC & SCROLLED LINES, AND CROSS-HATCHING, AN ELABORATE ART-NOUVEAU STYLE PATTERN OF FLOWERS AND SWIRLING FORMS IS CAST IN RAISED RELIEF ON CASE CLASP.