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Kodak Gallery

The objects on display in the Kodak Gallery explore the history of photography, from the invention of photography to the digital revolution.

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Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

The Demon Detective camera

1889

Dagron microphotographic camera

circa 1860

Thornton-Pickard Amber camera

circa 1897

Bicycle Carrying Case for No. 4 Cartridge Kodak Camera

1892-1902

Contax camera

1932-1936

Kodak Retina (Type 117)

1934-1935

LogiTech FotoMan Plus digital camera

1992

Contax S camera

1948

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Reid III Rangefinder Camera

circa 1956

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Cabinet portrait of Queen Victoria by Bassano, London, 1887. Presentation card by Tonks, Family Grocer, Scarborough, printed reverse

Cabinet portrait of Queen Victoria by Bassano

1887

Lithograph by M Billing, advertisement for I P Cutts, Sutton and Son, opticians to Her Majesty, Sheffield, undated (1858-60)

Advertisement for I P Cutts, Sutton and Son, Opticians

1858-1860

Measuring cylinder, clear glass, marked in ounces, English, second half 19th century

Glass measuring cylinder, 1851-1900

1851-1900

Clear glass flask, spherical with metal rim, by Ets Leune, 28 bis rue du Cardinal Lemoine, Paris, France, 1851-1900; stopper missing.

Clear glass flask with metal rim, 1851-1900

1851-1900

Ferrotype in paper mount, portrait of woman wearing hat. Mount printed gold on cream with roses. Printed label on back: WALTON'S VICTORIA PORTRAITS

Portrait of woman wearing hat

Clear glass flask, spherical body, long tubular neck, possibly English, 1871-1920.

Glass flask, spherical body and long neck, 1871-1920

1871-1920

Two funnels, glass, probably English, 19th century

Two funnels, glass, probably English, 19th century

1801-1900

Enamelled-metal advertising sign bearing the words `Selo Film, Selo Regd Chrome Film, Made in England, Developing & Printing', 1929-1930.

Selo Film Advertising Sign

1929-1930

Kodak Ltd. Box camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 inches. Meniscus lens, fixed aperture. B/I shutter. Large brilliant reflecting finder with hood. To pin flash contacts.

Brownie Reflex Camera

Kodak Instamatic 50. Solid body camera for 126 cartridge 26 x 26mm. Fixed aperture simple lens fitted. Two speed shutter adjusted for bright sun, hazy sun flash. Direct vision optical finder. Accessory shoe with flash contracts. Lever wind. Nylon wrist strap. Scratch on top edge, shutter jammed. Kodak Limited. 1963-1966.

Kodak Instamatic 50 camera

1963-1966

Cased daguerreotype. Image of a young girl leaning against a leather chair. Hand tinted. Maroon case with plush interior and gold, oval mount. Made by Mr. Kilburn, 222 Regent Street.

Girl Leaning Against Chair

1840-1850

Kodak Brownie 127 (SecondModel). Plastic boded camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Fitted with a Dakon lens of foxed aperture and focus with a single speed shutter and a direct vision optical finder. Neck strap attached. Kodak Limited 1959-1964.

Brownie 127 camera (second model)

1959-1964

Six 16 Kodak Model C camera. Self erecting folding camera for 616 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 4 1/4. Fitted with a K.S. anastigmat lens F:12cm f/4.5-32. No 0 pronto shutter 25/50/10/B/T with delayed action. Cable release socket. Brilliant reflecting rotating finder, collapsing frame finder. No 50909. Kodak Limited. 1935-1936. Black and chrome finish.

Six 16 Kodak Model C camera

1935-1936

110x140mm red Morocco leather case with tolled lined front. Single press-in latch. Lined with plain red plush. Plain rectangular gilt mat with rounded top. No frame. Velvet back. Case stamped in gold at back 'Clarkington's Photo. Estab. Sponsalia Regent St'. 80x105mm portrait of elderly lady seated with arm resting on table. Nicely tinted.

Collodion Positive in Red Morocco Leather Case by Clarkington's

Enamelled hanging advertising sign. Blue enamelled metal 'All 'Kodak' Supplies' in white. Franco Signs, London, W1.

Enameled Kodak Hanging Advertising Sign

Box camera for 620 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. Meniscus lens, fixed aperture. Close-up lens on sliding strip. T/I shutter. Two brilliant reflecting finders. 2-pin flash contacts. '61' and 'APS' scratched in biro on front plate.

Brownie Six-20 Camera Model D

Kodak Ltd. Plastic box camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches meniscus lens, fixed aperture. Direct vision optical finder, fith marks for superslide format. Instantaneous shutter, set by windon knob. In original carton, with two rolls Verichrome Pan film and carrying case. M4653.

Brownie Vecta Camera Outfit

Box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, sliding plate with three apertures, rotary shutter T/I, with two brilliant reflecting finder. In dark red leatherette. 1929-1935.

No 2 Brownie Model F Camera

1929-1935

Box camera for 620 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3/14 inches. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Kodak Limited 1946-1959

Brownie Six-20 Camera Model C

1946-1959

The Scout box camera, made by The Alliance Roll Film Camera Co. Ltd. Wooden box camera for 120 film, 2 1/4 x 3 1/4. Single fixed focus lens. T/I guillotine shutter. Two reflecting finders. 3 apertures in sliding plate. Sold by Geo. Houghton and Son. M2653.

The Scout box camera

1901

85x100mm red Morocco leather case with two latches. Lined with plain red plush. Rectangular gilt mat with domed top. Bound but not framed. 58x70mm daguerreotype three quarter length portrait of elderly lady seated with book. Wearing white poke bonnet. Fully tinted with gilt on book. Slight tarnishing along bottom edge.

Daguerreotype In Red Morocco Case by American Daguerreotype Institution

Kodak 24mm telephoto converter for Cone Ektann lens f/2.7 and f/1.9 for Brownie Movie camera. Coated with engraved depth of field indications. Provision for 32mm filters. Kodak Limited. With clip on front finder frame.

Kodak Telephoto Convertor

Kodak Duaflex II twin lens refelx camera. Box camera for 620 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 2 1/4"; Kodet lens, B/I shutter; large refelecting finder with hood.

Kodak Duaflex II camera

Box camera for rollfilm 3 1/2 inch wide darkroom loaded film 3 x 3 5/8 inches ? Rapid rectilinear lens or anastigmat? F.5.6-45. Rubber band powered simple sector shutter. Rack and pinion focusing with pointer scale. Brilliant reflecting finder. Roll holder with mechanical indication of film wound on. White plaque with 50 grid compartments for ticking off exposures. Film pricker on back. J. Robinson and Sons manufacturers. Pat No 17328. N338.

The Luzo camera

1889

Box camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, rotary shutter T/I. With two reflecting finders. Kodak Limited, 1914-1935

No 0 Brownie Camera Model A

1914-1935

Folding plastic viewer for 45x107mm stereo prints.

Vistascreen 3D viewer

Oval convex on copper 60x48mm; sepia bust of heavily bearded man.

Vitro Enamel by A L Henderson

1870

Box camera for 620 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, fixed aperture, rotary shutter B/I, push button release and two large reflecting finders. Kodak Limited. 1950-1959.

Brownie Six-20 Camera Model C

1950-1959

Plastic body camera for 126 cartridge 28 x 28mm. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. The shutter has two speeds, slower engaged when built in flash holder has flashcube inserted. Fitted with Atlas flashcube. With battery compartment for 2 AAA batteries and a direct vision optical finder. Shutter is interlock with lever windon. Kodak Limited, 1966-1969. Bought by Thomas Nichols from a mail order catalogue in 1968 for £7/9/1d.

Instamatic 104 camera

1966-1969

'Mariquita' by Henry Grant, 1863, published by Emily Faithful; narrative poem; frontispiece is pasted in photograph of a painting or lithograph; red morocco with gilt title and water lily design (by John Leighton); one of 186 books illustrated with original photographs, covering the period 1854-1895

'Mariquita' by Henry Grant

1863

Brown Bakelite collapsing camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Meniscus lens, sliding plate with three apertures, T/I shutter, rotating reflecting finder. Kodak Limited. 1930.

No 2 Hawkette Camera

1930

Box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. Fitted with a simple lensin all distance sliding mount. T/I shutter. Large brilliant reflecting finder. Ensign ltd. 1938

Ensign 'Ful-Vue' camera

1938

Protype box-type rollfilm camera for 80mm wide roll film 95 x 80mmm. 'Parcel' or 'Tombosa' camera. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens, sliding plate with three apertures sliding focusing uncalibrated, rotating shutter, adjustable tension, single reflecting finder, film wound without backing paper, friction roller, indicates correct windon., pressure plate pinched by lever to be slackened when winding off. Camera covered with cardboard case with apertures for controls, lens, etc. Surrounded by leather straps and carrying handle, to resemble brown paper parcel. Henry N B Good of Devises. 1889. Never produced commercially.

Tombosa Detective Camera

1889

Kodak Kodascope 8 Model 30 projector. For 8mm film 200 feet reels, claw intermittent, 2 sprockets. Motor speed control, lamp switch, for 110 or 240 volts.

Kodak Kodascope 8 Model 30 projector. For 8mm film 200 feet reels

circa 1948

Ensign Ful-Vue box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. Cast metal body with powder coating and plastric strap. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture and focus. T/I shutter. Large brilliant reflecting finder. 21st birthday present to June Foulds in 1952, £2/13/10d.

Ensign Ful-Vue camea

1951-1952

Kodak Ltd. Self-errecting folding camera for 620 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Meniscus lens, fixed aperture. Kodette III shutter B/I. Direct vision optical finder.

Kodak Junior I camera

Kodaslide 50 Projector; for transparencies. Ektanon lens 4" f3.5. Plug removed.

Kodaslide 50 Projector

Cardboard folding white reflector and Photolux flashbulb holder for fitting to torch. In original packing with carton of Photoflux lamps (bulbs missing). Card tube. Silvered paper wrapping. With instructions.

Johnson Indoor Photography Outfit

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