General Information

Serial #

508490

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL BODY, LENS HOUSING, PARTS; LEATHER CARRYING STRAP & BELLOWS; LEATHERETTE COVERING ON CASE; GLASS OPTICS; SYNTHETIC WINDOW; LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/.2 METAL BACK WITH LEATHERETTE COVERING/.3 GLASS & METAL LENS IN CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

30.0 cm

Width

14.2 cm

Height

7.0 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

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1914-1924 & AFTER

Canada

POSSIBLY USED BY R.C. JACOBSEN, OF MSC (C. 1931-1951). JACOBSEN TOOK PART IN CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR EXPEDITION TO COPPERMINE, NWT (1932); WAS INVOLVED IN DESIGN OF MSC RADIOSONDE IN 1930'S; DESIGNED METEO INSTRUMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT WHICH HE USED TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS OVER LAKE ONTARIO IN HIS OWN PLANE.

Function

DEVICE USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT. THIS CAMERA HAD FACILITY FOR USER TO INSCRIBE SIGNATURE OR ANY OTHER DESIRED INFORMATION ON FILM WHILE IT WAS IN CAMERA.

Technical

IN 1914 KODAK INTRODUCED NOVEL FEATURE: SMALL DOOR IN CAMERA BACK WHICH COULD BE OPENED TO WRITE ON SPECIAL AUTOGRAPHIC FILM WITH STYLUS PROVIDED. KODAK'S POPULAR FOLDING POCKET CAMERA BECAME AUTOGRAPHIC KODAK CAMERA. MODEL 3A WITH RAPID RECTILINEAR LENS & KODAK BALL BEARING SHUTTER WAS MADE BETWEEN 1914 & 1924.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATES IN CAMERA INTERIOR READING "MADE IN U.S.A./ BY/ EASTMAN/ KODAK COMPANY,/ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ U.S.A.", & "No. 3-A AUTOGRAPHIC/ KODAK/ MODEL C"/ ON PLATE READING "USE AUTOGRAPHIC FILM/ NO. A-122" ON BACK/ PATENT NOS. INSCRIBED INSIDE BACK/ INCISED GOLD LETTERING ON SHUTTER READS "25B50T100/ EKC" & "KODAK BALL BEARING SHUTTER", ON LENS HOUSING "PATENTED IN U.S.A. JAN 18, 1910 JAN. 13, 1913", & ON LENS "RAPID RECTILINEAR. BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO."/.2 INCISED LETTERING READING "COMBINATION BACK/ FOR/ No. 3A FOLDING POCKET KODAK/ MANUFACTURED BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A."

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 BLACK CASE COVERING, BELLOWS, STRAP, SHUTTER RELEASE CABLE; BLACK PAINTED LENS HOUSING; PLATED PARTS; COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS; RED SYNTHETIC; BROWN LEATHER CASE/.2COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS & BLACK PAINTED METAL; BROWN, BLACK, & ORANGE BOX

Decoration

.1 RAISED METALLIC "KODAK" ON BLACK GROUND ON FRONT SUPPORT, WITH INCISED "508480" ON OTHER SIDE; INCISED BLACK "KODAK" ON FINDER HOOD/ EMBOSSED "KODAK" ON STRAP/ MARKINGS CONT'D:.3 INCISED GOLD "NO. 5" & "EKCO"; HAND INCISED "EFJ"; RED "5" ON BOX WITH BLACK LETTERING READING "KODAK/ PORTRAIT/ ATTACHMENT/ MANUFACTURED BY/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY/ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE"