Weno Hawk-Eye No. 3 Camera, Used by Edsel Ford, circa 1904

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Box camera

Date Made

circa 1904

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Blair Camera Company, a division of Eastman Kodak, in Rochester, New York. Lens manufactured by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Rochester, New York. Sold by Blacks in Detroit, Michigan.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

44.160.256

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Iron alloy
Leather
Wood (Plant Material)
Copper alloy

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 6.625 in
Width: 5 in
Length: 5.25 in

Inscriptions

nameplate, inside: BLACKS 156 WOODWARD AVE., DETROIT./THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK NJ nameplate, exterior: BLAIR CAMERA CO. ROCHESTER N.Y. No 3 WENO HAWKEYE lensplate: TBI/BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO. PAT. APP'D/BLAIR CAMERA CO. handwritten, interior: E FORD DUS camera, interior: MANUFACTURED BY __AIR CAMERA CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / PATENTED FEB. 25, 1890 NOV. 5, 1895 NOV. 30, 1897