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Camera
- Material
- ANIMAL - LEATHER
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- Description
- A camera in a black casing with leather handle on top. The front folds down and an accordion like cloth with a lens on the front comes out. On one side there is a lever that measures the 'feet' and 'meter'. On the other side is a silver box with a lens like object on the front.
- Manufacturer
- Kodak, Rochester
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- UNITED STATES
- Description
- A camera in a black casing with leather handle on top. The front folds down and an accordion like cloth with a lens on the front comes out. On one side there is a lever that measures the 'feet' and 'meter'. On the other side is a silver box with a lens like object on the front.
- Narrative
- KODAK Milestones bookley, found in Camera file. Pg. 4-5. Dates to look at are 1885 & 1888 & 1890.
- History Of Use
- Kodak's first folding camera was introduced in 1890. It could produce 48 four by five-inch pictures. Advertisements for Kodak cameras now read: 'Seven styles and sizes.'
The Kodak's founder was George Eastman. The name 'Kodak' was born in 1888. He wanted a short word that could be spelled and pronounced easily in any language.
The Number One KODAK Camera was placed on the market in 1888. Loaded with enough EASTMAN American Film for 100 pictures, it sold for $25. The camera and exposed film were returned to Rochester to have the film developed, prints made, and the camera reloaded - all for $10. This was the beginning of the "complete system of photography." Widespread publicity appeared in national magazines, and Eastman coined a slogan for his new system: You press the button-we do the rest."
- Material
- ANIMAL - LEATHER
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- Height
- 11.7
- Width
- 6.5
- Length
- 25
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1971.81.2
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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