No.6 folding Kodak, improved model

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1893-1895 in New York state

No. 6 Folding Kodak camera, improved model, 1893-5. Folding box/bellows camera for rollfilm or plates 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch. Fitted with a Bausch & Lomb Universal lens F:12 inches. US 4-256 interchangeable elements for W/A lens F:9 inches US 16 - 128. Bausch & Lomb iris diaphragm shutter 3/2/1/2/5/25/50/100/T. With pneumatic release valve. Lens and shutter have bayonet fitting. Sliding and rising cross front, drop-front and swing back. Lever focusing - two positions for converted lens. Rotating reflecting finder. Compartment under lid contains a spare lens elements, tripod screw and roll holder screw. Walker roll holder No.532. Overall (deployed): 290 mm x 300 mm x 470 mm.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/892
Materials:
glass, wood (unidentified), leatherette and yellow metal
Measurements:
overall (deployed): 290 mm x 300 mm x 470 mm,
type:
folding bellows camera, plate camera and stand camera
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford