General Information

Serial #

4092

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cherry (?) wood camera body. Brass fittings, knobs, and lens housing. Glass optics. Leather bellows.

Dimensions

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

Length

32.0 cm

Width

21.5 cm

Height

35.5 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

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

To record images.

Technical

Improved model of Century View and Empire State No.2 cameras.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE ON CAMERA FRONT READS: " EASTMAN VIEW NO. 2/ IMPROVED MODEL OF CENTURY VIEW/ AND EMPIRE STATE NO. 2/ MANUFACTURED BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y./ U.S.A./ TRADE MARK REGISTERED AT OFFICE. ". FOLLOWING TEXT INCISED ON LENS HOUSING: " Royal Anastigmat. Series I F 6.8 10X12 No. 6130 Wollensak Optical Co. ". / Following information incised on brass plate housing shutter: "PAT. FEB. 6. 1900. PAT. JULY 23.1901/ Wollensak Optical Co./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ U.S.A."/Serial number "6130" stamped in lens casing back./ "EASTMAN VIEW" appears in raised print on leather carrying handle./ Serial number "4092" stamped in upper inside edge of camera body, above bellows./ Following text stamped inside back plate of camera body: "MANUFACTURED BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ U.S.A. PAT. PAT. SEPT. 9.1902/ U.S.A. PAT. PAT. JULY 15.1902".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Polished wood frame. Lacquered brass fittings. Black leather bellows.

Decoration

N/A