Camera, Folding

Object Name:

Camera, Folding

Object ID:

2006.046.15

Creator:

Nagel CamerawerkManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Stuttgart, Germany

Date:

1946-1949

Description:

Camera used by Martin G. Larrabee (1910-2003) in the White Mountains in the 1950s and 60s. With accessories and case. Kodak Retina I Type 010 folding camera, made from 1946 to 1949. Dark brown faux leather covering on front and back. Metal "KODAK" nameplate on front of faux leather lens cover. "Made in Germany" imprinted on top. "Retina" impressed on back. Hinged back cover, imprinted "EK187735" on inside.

A. Camera
B. Case, c. 1960, brown leather, stamped "VOTAR" inside. 9.5" wide x 7" high x 4.5" deep.
C. Weston Master II light meter, Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Newark, NJ, c. 1944. 3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8". In its own leather case, 4.2" x 3" x 1.5".
D. Polarizing filter. Steel body, stamped "KODAK / POLA-SCREEN / VIEWER / MADE IN U.S.A. / PAT. NO. 2,132,683 CANADA 1938 / T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." 1.9" x 0.6" closed. Filter flips out; 2.6" long when open.

Other contents of case: Kodak adapter ring and retaining ring, screwed together; Kodachrome filter in plastic case; Kodak Portra Lens; Kodak lens cleaning paper; Kodak Wratten gelatin filter; cable shutter release; Evans tape measure; Kodak Portra Lens instructions, Kodak Pola-Screen instructions; Kodak color film data sheets, 1960s; and key for the case.

Material:

Metal
Glass

Dimensions:

H-3.1 W-4.8 D-1.4 inches

Provenance:

Martin G. Larrabee (1910-2003) was the son of Ralph Clinton Larrabee (1870-1935).

Credit Line:

Gift of David and Katherine Larrabee in memory of Ralph C. Larrabee and Martin G. Larrabee

People:

Larrabee, Ralph C. (1870-1935), Larrabee, Martin G. (1910-2003)

Subjects:

Cameras, Photography