Kodak Senior 620 Folding Camera, 1937-1939
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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
1937-1939
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
68.123.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Glass (Material)
Imitation leather
Iron alloy
Leather
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in (product package)
Width: 3.75 in (product package)
Length: 6.75 in (product package)
Inscriptions
inside camera, sticker: USE KODAK FILM VERICHROME V620 SS PAN SS 620 PANATOMIC F620 OR N.C.620 / USE KODAK FILM IN THE YELLOW BOX / IT GETS THE PICTURE product package: KODAK SENIOR SIX-20 / . . . / MADE IN UNITED STATES BY EASTMAN KODAK CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. / CONTAINER MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA stamped inside case: GERMANY
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