Camera, Kodak Duex, United States of America, 1940-1942
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1940-1942
Kodak 'Duex' medium format, fixed focus camera, manufactured by Kodak in Rochester, New York, U.S.A., 1940-1942. It uses size 620 roll film, and takes 6×4.5 images on a half-frame format. The camera has an eyelevel, reverse telescopic viewfinder and a Kodak Doublet, fixed aperture f/11 lens. There are two shutter speed settings, marked 'I' [instantaneous, 1/30 sec.] and 'B' [timer]. The focal range is 2m to infinity.
The Duex is named for its 'half-frame' format, allowing for the capture of 16 images instead of the usual 12 per roll of film. The film advance knob is on the top plate. The camera does not have a flash holder connection. Bakelite and metal camera with retractable lens and attached neck strap.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bakelite and metal
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 12.5 mm (Length), 230 mm (Width), 100 mm (Depth), 90 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Kodak
- Place recorded
- United States of America
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Inscribed on lens face: 'KODAK DUEX / MADE IN U.S.A. BY / EASTMAN KODAK, ROCHESTER N.Y.'
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-392533
- Museum object name
- Camera - Eastman Kodak Co., 'Kodak Duex', U.S.A., 1940-1942
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- ST 42547
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.