General Information

Serial #

2215

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal with leather covering; glass lens

Dimensions

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

Length

12.5 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

2.5 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Probably used in the 1920s AND 1930s

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 on photographic film.

Technical

This is a folding-bed, fixed focus camera that uses 127 roll film. It has a meniscus lens, vest pocket rotary shutter and produces a picture size, 1 5/8 x 2 1/8 inches (Coe, 171). The entire front of the camera removes from the roll holder section for film loading, and has a folding bed which serves as a door. Earlier models loaded from the side. It also has an autographic feature with attached metal stylus (KE – Notes). The camera was produced with an autographic feature until about 1930 (KcKeown, 2001: 377).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Printed around lens: '"KODAK" MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED, TORONTO, ONT./ VEST POCKET KODAK/ MODEL B/ 2215/ T I/ K'/ Molded in black: 'USE "KODAK" FILM/ NO/ A127'

Missing

Lens board bent back

Finish

Black textured finish

Decoration

Covering has molded decorative bars.