No. 1A AUTOGRAPHIC KODAK

Object/Artifact

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Raupp Museum

Name/Title

No. 1A AUTOGRAPHIC KODAK

Entry/Object ID

2000.02.129

Description

Camera with leather covered hinged front cover and case. Sides of the case are rounded and metal. Flat metal tab on the front is engraved with "Kodak" acts as a hinged foot for camera when in upright position. Interior has paper accordion bellow style lens mounting. Ball bearing shutter, (25, B, 50, T and 100/sec) and Rapid Rectilinear Bausch & Lomb lens (f #s of 4,8,16,32,64 and 128). The camera uses No A-116 film. The bellows slide mechanism has push barrel plungers at the front and the stylus is back panel mounted rather than vertically next to the lens. The focus plate is in feet and metres. The film spool winder is sextagonal shaped, and there are no corresponding winder mechanisms on the opposite side. Camera has a bellows release button and the tripod mounting hole on the back exterior panel.

Made/Created

Date made

1917 - 1924

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

4 in

Depth

2 in

Material

Paper, Leather, Metal, Glass

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor