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OBJECT TYPE: PLATE/BELLOWS
DATE: 1909–1923
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1239.001

MANUFACTURER: Folmer & Schwing Div., Eastman Kodak
MODEL: PRESS GRAFLEX
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY COVERED WITH LEATHER/ GLASS LENSES/ LEATHER BELLOWS/ METAL HARDWARE & WORKING PARTS/ LEATHER HANDLE/ CARDSTOCK VIEWER WITH FIBRE LINING

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 28.5 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: Graflex
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED BY THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE ('FPL')
Function: TO RECORD STILL IMAGES
Technical: THE GRAFLEX OF 1898 WAS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL DESIGN OF EARLY 20TH C. REFLEX CAMERAS. WITH A RELATIVELY COMPACT DESIGN, THE PRESS GRAFLEX TOOK UP TO 14 IN. LENSES AND HAD A FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER WITH SPEEDSTO 1/1500 SEC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON SIDE PLATE: 'PRESS GRAFLEX/ FOLMER SCHWING DIV./ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ ROCHESTER N.Y.'/ PLATE INSIDE LID: 'PRESS GRAFLEX/ CURTAIN APERTURE/ [TABLE]/ FOLMER & SCHWING DIVISION/ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ 15172 ROCHESTER, N.Y.'/ SCRATCHED ON SIDE: 'F.P.L. Ottawa/ 1250'/ PLATE ON BASE READS '"PRESS GRAFLEX" PATENTED JULY 21, 1896 DEC 16 1902 JUNE 21 1904 FEB 5 1907 APRIL 21 1908 JUNE 18 1909'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK KNOBBLY LEATHER/ BLACK PAINTED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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Folmer & Schwing Div., Eastman Kodak, Camera, between 1909–1923, Artifact no. 1988.1239, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1239.001/

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