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OBJECT TYPE: ROLLFILM/BELLOWS
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0569.001

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak Special
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 72187
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: non-ferrous metal body, film hatch, film advance, shutter release & lens housing extenders; steel connectors glass lens & viewfinder; leatherette covering on body & possibly bellows

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.2 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Height: 6.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Kodak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: latest patent date is 1913
Canada: This camera was used to photograph Canadian Army Dental Corps, and RFC training, personnel, and aircraft by J.L. Dugan.
Function: recording still photographic images on film
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on plate surrounding lens housing reads: "BALL BEARING/PAT'D/JAN 18,1910/JAN 7, 1913/AUTOTIME PAT. 1908/MADCE BY EASTMAN KODAK Co. ROCHESTER N.Y. U.S.A."; lettering stamped or engraved on small rotating arm located near lens housing reads: "72187"; lettering on plate around view finder reads: "U.S. PATENTSMAR. 4, 1902, MAY 6, 1913"; raised lettering on film hatch reads: "V.P. AUTOGRAPHIC/KODAK SPECIAL"
Missing: appears complete
Finish: predom. black with silver metal parts
Decoration: none

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Eastman Kodak Co., Camera, after 1912, Artifact no. 1988.0569, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.0569.001/

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