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- OBJECT TYPE
- PLATE/BELLOWS
- DATE
- 1908–1912
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0185.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- MODEL
- PONY PREMO 4
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1928
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 Mahogany box and bed; camera case exterior covered with leatherette (?). Nickel-plated fittings. Leather bellows. Glass lens and focusing screen .2 Wood, metal and synthetic construction
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.0 cm
- Width
- 9.9 cm
- Height
- 24.0 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
- This camera last used in 1950’s. This type of camera used c. 1908-1920’s, and possibly later.
- Canada
-
None. - Function
-
To record still images. - Technical
-
Continuation of the Premo line of cameras first introduced by Rochester Optical & Camera Co., utilizing the popular film pack first identified with the Premos. The no.4 claimed to be a more versatile model, with a swing back, planatograph lens and deeper bellows. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 'PONY PREMO NO 4' INCISED ON CAMERA FRONT, ABOVE BED; 'THE/ PREMO/ CAMERA' STAMPED IN BED TRACK/ 'PAT'D/ FEB-4-08' STAMPED BELOW FINDER/ 'Eastman Kodak Co. Succ'rs to/ ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO.' f-STOP SCALE INCISED ON PLATE BELOW LENS/ '5X7 PLANATOGRAPH F-8 E.F. 8-1/2 In. BAUSCH & LOMB OPITCAL CO.' STAMPED IN LENS HOUSING. 'BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO. PAT. APP'D.' INCISED, BELOW/ 'PREMO' & SCALE 1-2-5-25-50-100-B-T INCISED ON SHUTTER SPEED CONTROL/ '1928' STAMPED INSIDE CAMERA BACK, IN SCREEN COVER/ 'PREMO' INCISED IN CARRYING HANDLE/ 'MADE IN/ U.S.A./ THE/ PREMO/ CAMERA' PRINTED ON RED & WHITE DISK INSET IN CASING, BELOW HANDLE'/ .2 'THE/ PREMO/ CAMERA' APPEARS ON BOTH DARK SLIDES
- Missing
- None evident.
- Finish
- .1 Black cowhide textured exterior and carrying handle. Red mahogany base and bed. Red leather bellows. Nickel plated viewfinder, shutter mechanism, and most fittings .2 Medium brown stained wood frame; black slides and interior fittings
- Decoration
- N/A
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