Kodak No. 1A Premoette Junior Folding Pocket Camera, 1913-1918

Summary

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

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