Camera, Folding
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| Nom de l'objet : | Camera, Folding |
| Matériaux : | leather, metal, glass, celluloid |
| Numéro d'accession : | BE2008.1.46.1 |
| Pays d'origine : | North America, United States of America, New York |
| Date de début de production : | 1914 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1927 |
| Description : | A Kodak folding camera with a body made out of metal covered in black, rough-grained leather. The back of the camera is removed by pressing two spring loaded clips, semi-circular in shape on the pulled across the gap to the winding mechanism. An orange glass spy-hole in the back would show the end of the film. The film winder is a knob with a 'd' shaped key. A black leather strap lies flat against the end of the camera body help by two steel brackets. A black oblong metal plate on the removable cover instructs 'use autographic film no A-116'. The lens has a patented name of 'Kodak Anastigmat No 137082' around the inside ring and around the outside of lens reads 'made by Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, N.Y. U.S.A'. The disc behind the lens on which the shutter speed scale is marked has the words 'Kodaks Ball Bearing Shutter - Patented in U.S.A. Jan. 18, 1910, Jan. 7 1913'. |
| Fonctions : | This camera is an example No. 1A Autographic Kodak Junior Camera that was made from 1914 until 1927. It required the film size of 116 and sold for $ 21.00. George Eastman created the Kodak Company in 1880 whey he first manufacture dry plates by 1888 he manufactured and sold the first Kodak camera to the general public making photography accessible to the masses (information taken from www.kodak.com) The Harris family did own a camera as early as the early 1900s and kept numerous family photograph albums. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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