Kodak No. 1A Premoette Junior Folding Pocket Camera, 1913-1918
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Folding cameras were designed to be portable and rugged. The lens sits at the end of a collapsible bellows system, often adjustable to provide better focus. The camera's back typically contains 120 roll film, with multiple exposures on a roll. Popular from 1900 until the introduction of 35mm film in 1945, many amateur photographers owned cameras like this.
Folding cameras were designed to be portable and rugged. The lens sits at the end of a collapsible bellows system, often adjustable to provide better focus. The camera's back typically contains 120 roll film, with multiple exposures on a roll. Popular from 1900 until the introduction of 35mm film in 1945, many amateur photographers owned cameras like this.
Artifact
Folding camera
Date Made
1913-1918
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.0.22.21
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Glass (Material)
Iron alloy
Leather
Textile
Copper alloy
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.0 in
Width: 1.75 in
Length: 3.375 in
Inscriptions
case, interior: MANUFACTURED BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. SUCCESSOR TO ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. / PREMOETTE JR. NO. 1A / JULY 8, 1913 / 18331 embossed, leather strap: PREMOETTE lens: MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. / EKC BALL BEARING / U.S.A. PAT. NOV. 10-03