Kodak No. 3 Folding Pocket Camera, Model H, 1914-1915
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Folding camera
Date Made
1914-1915
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Camera manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, lens supplied by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.0.22.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Copper-nickel alloy
Glass (Material)
Leather
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 4.5 in
Length: 2.0 in
Inscriptions
inside of camera:
NO. 3 FOLDING POCKET KODAK MODEL H
inside back plate of camera:
NO. 3 FOLDING POCKET KODAK MODEL H / U.S. PATENTS SEP. 25, 1894 JUN. 21,1898 JAN. 21,1902 APR. 29,1902 JUL. 8, 1902 NOV. 18, 1902 OCT. 19, 1909 OTHER PATENTS PENDING / MANUFACTURED BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / MADE IN U.S.A.
clasp of carrying case:
EKC
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