Camera, Folding

Object Name:

Camera, Folding

Object ID:

2017.041.03

Creator:

Eastman Kodak CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Rochester, NY

Date:

1926

Description:

Camera. Kodak No. 2C Series III folding camera. Rectangular body with rounded ends, covered with black textured faux leather. Hinged front cover with release lever marked "KODAK". Leather strap on one end of body. Folding black faux leather bellows. Lens assembly slides in track; shutter lever and cable release on side. Square prism viewfinder. Eastman Kodak nameplate around lens. Nameplate on front of sliding base: "22020 No 2c / KODAK / SERIES III". Base plate embossed "MADE IN U.S.A. / BY / EASTMAN KODAK CO. / ROCHESTER, N.Y." Removable back panel with stamped lettering on inside surface: "2C KODAK SERIES III / PATENTED / IN U.S.A.", followed by patent dates from 1914 to 1923, then patent dates in Canada, Australia, and England, then "OTHER PATENTS / PENDING". Back embossed, "USE FILM / No / A130". In rectangular black leather case with top flap, metal latch, and leather carrying strap; latch stamped "EKC"; front of case (covered by flap) stamped "CARRYING CASE / FOR / NO. 2C KODAK SERIES 111 / NO. 2C POCKET KODAK / EASTMAN KODAK CO. / ROCHESTER, N.Y. / PAT. MARCH 3, 1914. MADE IN U.S.A." With instruction booklet dated March, 1926.

Material:

Metal
Glass
Textile
Leather

Dimensions:

H-4 W-9 D-1.5 inches

Provenance:

Used by Swenson Granite Company, Concord, NH

Credit Line:

Gift of Kurt Swenson and Kevin Swenson and all of the former owners of Swenson Granite Company from October 18, 1883, to September 16, 2016

Subjects:

Cameras, Photography, Granite quarrying