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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
More Information
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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