General Information

Serial #

43651

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

All metal construction, save glass lenses, leather bellows, wooden framing, fabric mounting behind lens; and synthetic film spool & fittings. Leather covering on camera body. Cardboard box covered with coated paper.

Dimensions

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

Length

17.8 cm

Width

11.4 cm

Height

6.0 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This type of camera used c.1910-1925

Canada

Kodak Canada was founded by Eastman Kodak in 1899 in a Toronto shop where employees cut sheet film and fitted lenses on cameras to support the growing potential for a photographic market in Canada. As Canadian interest in photography grew, the company expanded across the country throughout the 20th century to produce in all aspects of photography including still and movie cameras, film, x-ray film, photocopy paper, and photographic chemicals under many popular names including Brownie, Kodacolor, Carousel, and Supermatic.

Function

To record still images and permit recording of written notes or symbols on film.

Technical

No.1 Kodak Jr. continued as No.1 Autographic Kodak Jr. 1914-1922. In 1914 Kodak introduced Autographic feature and popular Pocket Kodak cameras were modified gradually, thus the overlap of production dates. Autographic cameras, a Kodak exclusive, used regular or autographic film but only with Kodak film could stylus be used. Autographic films could similarly be used in any camera but only a Kodak camera featured access door to film, for marking by pen or accompanying stylus. (Ref. 1, P.53).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'Kodak' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON FRONT LATCH; 'KODAK' TOOLED IN LEATHER CARRY STRAP/ SN '43651' INCISED IN UNDERSIDE OF LATCH/ 'NO.1 KODAK JR./ CANADIAN KODAK CO.' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON BELLOWS SLIDE FOOTPLATE/ 'MADE BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A./ BALL BEARING/ PAT. JAN. 18, 1910 JAN. 7, 1913', CO. LOGO & f-STOP & APERATURE SETTINGS APPEAR ON PLATE SURROUNDINGLENS/ 'U.S. PATENTS/ JUNE 21, 1898/ JAN. 21, 1902/ APR. 29, 1902/ JULY 8, 1902/ SEPT. 7, 1909/ OCT. 19, 1909/ MAY 6, 1913/ JULY 8, 1913/ MAY 19, 1914/ JUNE 16, 1914/ OTHER/ PATENTS/ PENDING' & 'NO.1 KODAK JUNIOR/ PATENTED IN U.S.A./ BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ 'ROCHESTER, N.Y./ MANUFACTURED BY/ CANADIAN KODAK CO. L'T'D. TORONTO CAN' STAMPED INSIDE BACK

Missing

Shutter release cable

Finish

Black cowhide covering on camera exterior & forming carry strap/ black coated paper on box imitates water silk/ orange safety window/ silver metal autographic stylus

Decoration

Ornate scrollwork & band of dots appears in raised pattern on shaft of stylus