General Information

Serial #

17504-A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body covered with leather; wooden base; leather bellows; metal hardware and working parts; glass lens.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

25.0 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

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS ONE PROBABLY STARTED TO BE USED BEFORE 1936 AS THIS IS WHEN DEPT OF INTERIOR HAD FORESTRY (SEE MARKING)

Canada

USED BY THE CANADIAN FORESTRY BRANCH

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES

Technical

VERY POPULAR POSTCARD FORMAT CAMERA. THE MODEL B IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED RACK AND PINION RISING FRONT AND AN IMPROVED BASEBOARD LOCKING CATCH.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAMERA: MFG PLATE BELOW LENS: 'EASTMAN KODAK/ COMPANY/ ROCHESTER N.Y. USA'/ ABOVE LENS: 'TBI'/ BELOW LENS: 'BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO. PAT. APP'D.'/ INSIDE BACK: 'TOP/ NO. 3-A FOLDING POCKET KODAK/ MODEL B/ PATENTED/ DEC. 9 1890 AUG. 30. 1898/ SEP.25.1894 OCT.8.1901/ APL 29.1902/ JAN.21.1902/ OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR/ MANUFACTURED ONLY BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO/ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ ETCHED ON SUPPORT FOOT: 'KODAK'/ SCRATCHED OVER TAB: 'DFB'/ CASE: ON FRONT: 'FORESTRY BRANCH/ DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, CANADA./ FOREST SERVICE/ NO.2'/ S/N ENGRAVED ON UNDERSIDE OF SUPPORT FOOT # '17504-A'

Missing

PART OF STRAP & STRAP BUCKLE/ COVER ON FILM NUMBER WINDOW

Finish

CASE: BLACK, SMOOTH LEATHER WITH WHITE STITCHING & YELLOW PRINTING/ CAMERA: OUTSIDE COVERED WITH KNOBBLY BLACK LEATHER; PURPLE LEATHER BELLOWS; VARNISHED BASE; CHROMED METAL

Decoration

N/A