Cover, lens

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1888
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0240.002

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: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Felt, brass and fibre

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.5 cm
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: None apparent
Missing: BRASS PULL MISSING FROM WINDING CORD/ SHOULDER STRAP & ONE OF TWO LATCHES ON CASE MISSING
Finish: Lens cover is a green felt disc, attached to camera wit a string.
Decoration: N/A

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