General Information

Serial #

104980-A 8

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, SYNTHETIC, GLASS & PAPER.

Dimensions

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

Length

14.0 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Height

17.0 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

Quebec

Period

Thi tupe of camera used 1940s-1950s. This camer last used in 1960s.

Canada

This Kodak Tourist camera was made in Toronto, Ont. By Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd., and used in Canada by the donor’s husband Mr. Arthur Hubert. 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

The Tourist’s most distinctive feature is that the shutter release is incorporated as part of the bed of the camera. This folding camera uses 620 size roll film and takes 8 exposures of 2 ¼ x 3 ¼ inches each. It features built-in synchronization; a depth of field scale; built-in eye level finder; and exposure guide. This example is fitted with a Kodet coated 86-mm f/12.5 fixed-focus lens with diaphragm stops to f/32. It has 3 shutter settings: T, I and B.(REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Kodak" printed on bed latch. "KODAK TOURIST/ CAMERA/ T.M. REG. CAN. PAT. OFF." printed on plate fixed to inside of camera bed. "KODET LENS/ FLASH KODON SHUTTER" printed on lens housing, with settings. "OPEN/ ONLY WHILE/ WINDING" printed on back cover. "LOAD WITH/Kodak 620 Film/ THIS CAMERA DOES NOT TAKE 120 FILM/ CAN PATS. PEND. MADE IN CANADA BY/ CANADIAN KODAK CO. LIMITED/ TRADE MARK REG. CAN. PAT. OFF." printed on inside of back cover. SN "104980-A 8" cast in raised print on one film spool compartment.

Missing

None

Finish

Camera body has black finely wrinkle-textured covering, with grey & silver trim.

Decoration

N/A