Camera [Kodak Pocket Premo C]
Maker and role
Eastman Kodak Company, Manufacturer
Production date
1904-1916
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Object detail
Accession number
1965.407
Maker
Production period
Description
Folding Pocket Premo C camera with a leather-covered wooden body and red leather bellows. The bellows are secured behind a hinged panel which folds down at the front, revealing a Bausch & Lomb f/8 lens and a Bausch & Lomb shutter.
Brief History
This type of camera was originally manufactured by the Rochester Optical Company until the company was taken over by Eastman Kodak in 1903. Kodak continued making the Pocket Premo C, designed for amateur photographers, until 1926.
Marks
POCKET C // THE // PREMO // CAMERA.' Maker's Mark
MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. Embossed
PRIMO FILM PACK ADAPTER Engraved
MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. Embossed
PRIMO FILM PACK ADAPTER Engraved
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Eastman Kodak Company. 1904-1916. Camera [Kodak Pocket Premo C], 1965.407. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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