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OBJECT TYPE
BOX
DATE
1888
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1990.0240.001
MANUFACTURER
Eastman Dry Plate & Film Co.
MODEL
KODAK
LOCATION
Rochester, New York, United States of America

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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.

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