Folder with photos taken with replica of Cherry camera
Folder with photos taken with replica of Cherry camera, 1984 (original from 1903), made by Konishiroku Photo Ind. Co. Ltd., Japan.
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/6841/1
- type:
- replica
Replica of Cherry Portable Camera
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
- Made:
- 1984 (1903) in Japan
Replica of Cherry camera, 1984 (original from 1903), made by Konishiroku Photo Ind. Co. Ltd., Japan. In presentation case, with folder with photos taken with camera.
The original, produced in 1903, was the first mass-produced Japanese camera. A falling-plate magazine camera for 2 x 3/1/4" plates, it was a copy of W Butcher & Son's Little Nipper camera. This is number 15 of a limited edition of 25. No examples of the original camera are known to have survived.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/6841
- type:
- replica
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
