Kodak folding camera
Record status
Individual type · partial
This object is an early model folding camera manufactured by Kodak. The camera features an upright, hinged rectangular body covered in a dark textured material, with a carry handle attached at the top. When opened, the front bed folds down to reveal a tracked baseboard featuring metal rails and a brown-toned bed insert.
A central lens and shutter assembly is mounted on a metal standard that extends outwards via folding bellows. The assembly includes an attached viewfinder, metal adjustment struts, and a curved mechanical release cable. Overall, the camera measures 125 mm in length, 220 mm in depth, and 250 mm in height.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 125 mm; Depth: 220 mm; Height: 250 mm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
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- Maker recorded
- Kodak
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Camera
- Museum object number
- RPS.500-2018
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.