General Information

Serial #

13095-L

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL BODY, LENS HOUSING, PARTS; LEATHER BELLOWS, COVERING; GLASS LENS; WOOD PARTS; FABRIC? COVERED SHUTTER REALESE CORD/.2 LEATHER WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

30.5 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

29.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CIRCA 1911-1916 +

Canada

AMERICAN MADE CAMERA USED IN CAMADA. ACCORDING TO DONOR, IT WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY A.C. STEWART & SONS CONSTRUCTION CO. & WAS LIKELY USED TO PHOTOGRAPH CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. COMPANY DID CEMENT WORK FOR WINNIPEG GRAIN EXCAHNGE, FOUNDATIONS FOR FORT WILLIAM BRIDGE & EAST PIER & BRIDGE IN PORT DOVER, ON. (SEE NOTE FROM DONOR IN SUPP. INFO.)

Function

THIS EXAMPLE WAS PROBABLY USED INITIALLY TO TAKE PHOTOS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

Technical

KODAK INTRODUCED ITS FIRST FOLDING ROLL FILM CAMERAS IN 1890. 4A OF 1906 WAS ONE OFLARGEST FORMAT ROLL FILM CAMERAS MADE WITH IMAGE SIZE OF 6 1/2X4 1/4 INCHES. IT WEIGHED 4 1/2 LBS. & WAS ADVERTISED IN BRITISH CATALOGUE OF 1907 AS BEING "SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED TO THE TOURIST" (SEE ACQUISITION PROPOSAL BY G. RIDER IN S.I.).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INTERIOR PLATE READING "EASTMAN KODAK/ COMPANY/ ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A."; INCISED LETTERING ON LENS READS "ZEISS KODAK ANASTIGMAT/ F 6.3 No 5 Pat. Feb. 24 '03 1319927"; INCISED LETTERING ON LENS HOUSING READS "BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO. PAT. APP'D"; INCISED BLACK "13095-L" ON METAL TAB; INCISED "Kodak" ON FLASH

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 BLACK BODY; MAROON BELLOWS; NICKEL PLATED PARTS; BLACK PAINTED PARTS; BRASS COLOURED PART; BROWN STAINED & COATED WOOD/.2 BLACK WITH METALLIC PARTS; BLACK SHUTTER RELEASE CORD

Decoration

N/A