Camera [No.0 Folding Pocket Kodak]
Maker and role
Eastman Kodak Company, Manufacturer
Production date
1902-1906
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Object detail
Accession number
1965.351
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Production period
Description
Camera - No. 0 Folding Pocket Kodak. Meniscus lens, automatic shutter, takes 121 film. This camera type was introduced in 1902.
Brief History
This model of camera, the No.0 Folding Pocket Kodak, was available from 1902 to 1906 during which time around 20,000 were made. It was intended as an alternative to the bulky cameras more common in this time period, and although the No.0 wasn’t the first Folding Pocket Camera made by Kodak it was the smallest. Without a manual focus, the camera appealed to those wanting to take snapshots
Marks
EASTMAN / KODAK / COMPANY Maker's Mark
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Eastman Kodak Company. 1902-1906. Camera [No.0 Folding Pocket Kodak], 1965.351. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Public comments
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- MOTAT Curatorial Research posted 3 years ago.
Just to let you know, the camera illustrated is not a 'No 0 Folding Pocket Kodak', it is a 'Folding Pocket Kodak' taking size 105 film. This camera type was later renamed the 'No. 1 Folding Pocket Kodak' when The Nos. 1A and 0 sizes were added to the range. The 'No. 0 Folding Pocket Kodak' is smaller and has only one viewfinder for landscape orientated pictures. Before August 1898, these cameras just had a serial number and 'Patents Applied For - Made In USA' inside the camera. After that date they were labelled 'Folding Pocket Kodak - patent dates and serial number'. In 1899 they were renamed the 'No. 1 Folding Pocket Kodak.
- Stephen Crowther posted 3 years ago.