Manufacturer

Kodak/Brownie

Category

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION

Sub-Category

PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Description

a) A rectangular black camera with a leatherette covering. The front of the camera opens and reveals a black bellows and a lens that can extend. Around the lens are the words "KODAK BALL BEARING SHUTTER PATENTED IN USA" b) a black case with brown leather straps. On the front there is a copper colored circle with 'CKc' on it. This is used to close the lid to the case to protect the camera. c) The removable back of the camera with a metal label on the front that says "USE AUTOGRAPHIC FILM NO.A-122". (This part currently does not have a label attached.)

Narrative

KODAK Milestone booklet in Camera file. Pg.6-7. Camera file Pg. 98 (first paragraph).

History Of Use

Patents: June 1898 to June 16, 1914. In the early 1900's the No.3 folding camera took 3 1/4' X 4 1/4' negatives. Over the years, many other Folding Pocket Kodaks were produced with improved shutters and lenses. When we consider the large numbers ofKodaks that were sold, it is surprising that there are not more of them about today. 1898 - Kodak marketed what is considered the ancestor of all modern roll-film cameras - the Folding Pocket KODAK Camera. The camera was only 1 1/2 inches thick and 6 1/2 inches long. It produced a negative 2 1/4 by 3 1/4 inches, and this remained the standard size for decades. The Folding Pocket KODAK Camera also was the first camera with an all-metal case. The American and British companies were consolidated as Kodak Limited, with a capitalization of 1.6 million (nearly $7.8 million). 1900 - The first of the famous BROWNIE Cameras was introduced. It sold for one dollar and used film which sold for 15 cents a roll. For the first time, the hobby of photography was within the financial reach of almost everyone.

Material

METAL/ALLOY-UNKNOWN; PLASTIC; ANIMAL-LEATHER;

Height

a) 4.7 b) 6 c) 2.9

Width

a) 12 b) 13 c) 10.6

Length

a) 24 b) 25.5 c) 24

Units Of Measurement

Centimeters

Number Of Parts

2

Accession No.

1981.60.2 a-c

Type of Record

Museum Artifact

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