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Folding camera for 620 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4". Kodak Anastigmat Special lens No 689, F:100mm, f/3.5-22. Five blade shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/200/B/T. Aperture setting coupled directly to photoelectric cell for automatic exposure control. Helical front-cell focusing coupled to split image rangefinder with triangular central field, combined with viewfinder. With leather hand strap. Lever wind-on. No 59714. The camera was designed by Joseph Mihalyi and styled by Walter Dorwin Teague.

Kodak Super Six-20 camera

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1938-1944

Cameo Camera owned by Frances Griffiths

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1915-1920

Premoette Senior camera

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1915

Falloroll folding camera, made by Jonathon Fallowfield. Folding camera for 3 1/4" x 4 1/4". Bausch and Lomb RR lens F.5", f.8 - 44 in Unicum shutter 1/2/5/25/50/10/T/B. Sliding rising and cross front; reflecting brilliant finder with spirit level. removab

Falloroll folding camera

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1921-1931

Alliance rollfilm camera. Folding hand camera for a 5x4 cartridge film or plate. Beck symmetrical lens F:7"; f.8-45. Bausch and Lomb shutter 1/2/5/25/50/100/B/T. Sliding rising and cross front. Screw focussing, two scales for plate and film; double extension. Reflecting brilliant finder; spirit level.

Alliance rollfilm camera

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Falloroll folding camera, made by Jonathon Fallowfield. Folding camera for 3 1/4" x 4 1/4". Bausch and Lomb RR lens F.5", f.8 - 44 in Unicum shutter 1/2/5/25/50/10/T/B. Sliding rising and cross front; reflecting brilliant finder with spirit level. removab

Falloroll folding camera

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1921-1931

No 1 folding pocket Kodak model C camera with achromatic lens, iris diaphragm nos 1-4. pocket automatic shutter I/T/B. With two brilliant reflecting finders, folding, self erecting camera for 105 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 3 1/4. No 130341. Eastman Kodak 1905-1906.

No 1 folding pocket Kodak model C camera

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1905-1906

Folding camera for 35mm film 24 x 36mm. Self erecting. Fitted with a Scneider Kreuznach retina Xenar lens F: 50mm f/3.5-16 No.2273540. Compur rapid shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/250/500/B. Coaxial flash socket. Body release. Direct vision optical finder. DEpth of field scale. Helical focusing. Film type scale on rewind knob. Accessory show. Kodak AG 1949-1954. Overall (deployed): 120 mm x 82 mm x 84 mm.

Retina I camera (type 013)

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1949-1954

Folding self-errecting camera for 35mm film 24x36mm. Kodak Ektar lens F:50mm, f/3.5-16, No ES 13859. Compur-Rapid shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/250/500/B. Helical focusing, depth of field scale. Direct vision optical finder. Lever wind; film type indicator on rewind knob. Body release. Coaxial flash socket. Accesory shoe. No 432233. In every-ready case.

Kodak Retina 1a camera

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1951-1954

Kodak 'No. 3 Autographic Special' camera, model A, with 'Velosto' lens (about 1914).

Kodak No 3 Autographic Special Camera

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c. 1914

Folding camera for film packs 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Bausch & Lomb rapid rectilinear lens US 4-128. Ball bearing shutter 25/50/100/B/T with cable release. Sliding focusing with click stops, brilliant reflecting finder, No 3884. Eastman Kodak Co.

1A premoette senior camera

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1920

No. 3A Folding Autographic Brownie camera, 1916-1924. Eastman Kodak Company. Folding camera for 122 roll film, 3 1/4 x 5 1/2" Achromatic lens, irirs diaphragm numbers 1 -4, autotime scale. Ball bearing shutter, 25/50/100/B/T. Sliding focusing with click stops, rotating reflecting finder, N 23524. Autographic pen missing. Overall (deployed): 236 mm x 115 mm x 198 mm.

Kodak 3A Folding Autographic camera

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1916-1924

Folding camera for plates or film pack 3 1.4 x 4 1/4 inches. Fitted with a Bausch and Lomb rapid rectilinear lens US 4-128. Sliding, rising front, rack and pinion focusing with extra extension, rotating brilliant reflecting finder with hood, ground glass screen holder. (FPK automatic shutter with T/B/I and pneumatic release calve not original). No 261945. Eastman Kodak, 1900-1905

Kodak Pocket Premo camera

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1900-1905

Unnamed folding bellows camera. Folding rollfilm/plate camera for 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 pictures. Rapid rectilinear lens F:61/2", f/8-64. Grauber and Wollensack, 2 blade shutter. 1/2/5/10/25/50/75/100/B/T pneumatic release and timing valves. Sliding rising and cross fronts. Rack and pinion focusing - plate and film settings. Brilliant rotating reflecting finder with spirit level. Removable back for plates. Support strut and leatherette on plate back are missing. No. 253075. (m4026).

Unnamed folding bellows camera

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1900-1909

Folding camera for 115 rollfilm 7 x 5 inches. Fitted with a Bausch and Lomb rapid rectilinear lens, US 4-128, Eastman triple action shutter, pneumatic release valve on right side, sliding rising and cross front, rack and pinion focusing with two brilliant reflecting finders. No 12667. Eastman Kodak, 1898-1900.

No 5 cartridge Kodak model E

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1898-1900

Eastman Kodak Company. (118) 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 rollfilm camera. Bausch and LombRR lens U.S.4 - 128; Kodak BB shutter 25/50/100/T/B. Rack and pinion rising front. Present stop focussing 6-100 feet. Exposure counter in shutter. Swivelling brilliant reflecting

No 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Model G

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1909-1914

Folding camera for film packs 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Self erecting bellows, achromatic lens, iris diaphragm numbers 1-4, ball bearing shutter, 25/50/B/T. Reflecting rotating finder.

pocket premo camera

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1918-1922

Folding camera for daylight enlarging. Fitted with a simple lens with two disc stops on pivoted rods, flap shutter. Sliding focusing, lens panel and negative holder moving independently against two similarly calibrated scales. Negative holder for 4 x 5 inch negatives with adaptor 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Ground glass screen for 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. No.450. Eastman Kodak.

No1 Kodak Enlarging Camera

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Folding camera for 104 rollfilm 5 x 4 inches. Fitted with a Bausch and Lomb rapid rectillinear lens US 4-128. Eastman triple action shutter B/I/T slow-fast adjustment. Release valve below the lens. Rack and pinion focusing, extra extension. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Eastman Kodak Company 1900-1903.

No.4 cartridge Kodak camera model E

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1900-1903

Folding camera for 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 plates. Aldis Uno Anastigmat lens F:4.75 inch, f/7.7-45. Lukos II shutter, 25/50/100/B/T. Brilliant reflecting rotating finder with circular level. Sliding rising and cross front. Sliding focusing with infinity stop. Ground glass focusing screen. W H Butcher & Son.

Cameo camera

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1927

Leonar folding bellows camera. Folding metal and wood plate camera for 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" plates. Lens is a Leonar extra rapid aplanat lens Number 1, F:170mm f/8232 ACG shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/B/T self cocking. Brilliant reflecting finder with spirit level. Sliding drop and cross front, rack and pinion focussing, double extension, calibrated for whole lens nd back lens only. With six single metal dark slides in cases. No plates.

Leonar folding bellows camera

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Folding bellows camera in bakelite case, No 2 Hawkette

No 2 Hawkette Folding Bellows camera

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Six-20 Kodak Model C camera. Kodak Ltd. K S Anastigmat lens F:10.5cm f/6.3. Kodak OV shutter.

Six-20 Kodak Model C Camera

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Folding self erecting camera for 35mm film 24 x 36mm. Fitted with a Zeiss Option Tessar lens f/2.8-22 F:45mm Bo.970731. Synchro compur shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/250/500/B. Flash synchronised and M switch, coaxial socket. Coincident type rangefinder coupled to front cell focusing. Depth of field scale ASA 6-400, 15 secs - 1/5000, f/2.8-22. Accessory shoe. Film type reminder. Wind on and rewind knobs on base. No. B 65903. Zeiss Ikon. c.1953.

Zeiss Ikon Contessa camera 533/24

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1948-1958

Cartridge film camera, made by Ottomar Anschutz, Berlin. Folding bellows form; 9 x 12 cm pictures. Delta Periscope RR lens f12-36. T/I shutter, cocking knob. Screw focussing to 1 1/2 meters. Reflecting finder and sighting ring. Accepts Kodak 103 film. No. 4018.

Anschutz cartridge film camera

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1901

Folding camera for film packs 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Bausch and Lomb rapid rectilinear lens T/B/I shutter, sliding focusing, rotating brilliant reflecting finder on base board. Eastman Kodak Co 1920.

No 1 premoette junior camera

Photographic Technology

1920

Kodak junior Six-20 camera series III, manufactured by EKCo. No. 10377. Self erecting folding camera for 620 rollfilm. Overall (deployed): 162 mm x 110 mm x 122 mm.

Kodak Junior Six-20 camera series III

Photographic Technology

1939

No 3A Autographic Kodak Special Model C folding bellows camera, made by Eastman Kodak Co. Folding bellows roll film camera fir A122 film. 3 1/4 x 5 1/2" Kodak Anastigmat, F:170mm f/6.3-45. Number 31061 Kodamatic shutter 2/5/10/25/50/100/150/V/T exposure indicator on Iris adjuster. Screw rising front - sliding cross front. Sliding focusing 100 - 6ft. Rotating brilliant reflecting finder. Collapsing optical frae finder added. (M4869)

No 3A Autographic Kodak Special Model C folding bellows camera

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1920-1930

Houghton-Butcher Mfg Co. Collapsing camera for 35mm wide rollfilm 31x42mm, E10 size, fixed aperture lens, T/I shutter. In slip case, carton, with guarantee.

Ensign Midget 22 Camera

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Optimus camera made by Perken, Son and Co. Folding bellows box camera for 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 plates. Euryscope rapid detective lens f8-32, F:4 1/2". Thornton-Pickard TI shutter 15-90/sec. Rack and pinion focussing. Swing back. With three wooden double darkslides. (M 4165)

Optimus Camera Deluxe

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1894

Folding box/bellows camera for rollfilm or plates 4 x 5 inch. Fitted with a Bausch and Lomb universal lens F: 7 1/2 inch US 4-256. Interchangeable front and rear elements to convert W/A lens F: 4 1/2 inch US 16-128. Bausch and Lomb diaphragm shutter 1/2/3 sec 2/5/25/50/100/T, pneumatic release valve. Lens and shutter on a bayonet mount. Sliding rising cross front, drop front and swing back. Ground glass focusing screen. Roll holder missing. With 3 wooden double dark slides, rotating reflecting finder, compartment under lid for spare lens elements. No 8147. Eastman Kodak Co, 1893-1897.

No 4 folding Kodak, improved model

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1893-1897

Folding bellows camera for 9 x 12cm plates, made of wood and metal. Sliding rising and cross front. Brilliant reflecting finder. Sliding focussing. Hooded focussing screen. C P Goerz Doppel anastigmat lens series III/I, F: 150mm, f/6.6-45 Ensign sector shutter: 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/B/T. No. 124219. (M 4337)

Folding bellows Klito camera

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1912

No 2A folding Autographic Brownie made by Kodak Canada Inc. Folding bellows camera for A116 film 2 1/2" x 4 1/4". Bausch and Lomb rapid rectilinear lens US4-64 with exposure guide BB shutter 25/50/100/B/T rotating brilliant finder, sliding rising focussing with click stops. Serial 241229

No 2A folding Autographic Brownie

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1917-1925

Contessa-Nettel quarterplate folding camera; sliding rising front; Nettar-anastigmat F:12.5cm, 6.3-60 No.209436; Derval shutter 25/50/100/B/T. Cable release socket reflex brilliant finder. Includes 5 metal darkslides

Contessa-Nettel folding camera

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Klimax folding plate camera, for 4 3/4" plates. Wooden body, aluminium frame and base. Aldis Uno anastigmatic lens. F7.7-64; Bausch and Lomb shutter 1/2/5/25/50/100/B/T. Lens and shutter on quick-release flange. Screw rising front, sliding cross front. Double extension bellows. Brilliant reflecting finder with spirit level. Instruction book. 12 single metal darkslides. In leather case.

Klimax folding camera

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Vest Pocket Folding Autographic Kodak camera. Crackle finish, takes 127 film. Donated by Breege Fagan 10 August 2000.

Vest Pocket Folding Autographic Kodak camera

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c. 1916

Folding camera for film packs 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch. Achromat lens with iris diaphragm 1-4. Ball bearing shutter, 25/50/100/B/T. Lens panel locating one of two slots for focusing. Brilliant reflecting, rotating finder, No 17704. Eastman Kodak Co.

No 1A Premoette junior camera

Photographic Technology

1912

Folding camera for film packs 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Achromatic lens. Iris diaphragm No. 1-4. Ball bearing shutter, 25/50/B/T. Lens panel located on one of two slots. 6 - 20 foot, 20 plus. Reflecting finder is missing. Eastman Kodak Co, 1913

Premoette Junior No 1 camera

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1913

No 2A Folding Autographic Brownie camera. Serial no 11208 and 663658. Kodex No 1 lens, No 25660. 116 film. Donated by Breege Fagan 10 August 2000.

No 2A Folding Autographic Brownie camera

Photographic Technology

1915-1926

Ensign Watch-Pocket Carbine camera. Folding camera for 12 on 120 rollfilm. Carl Zeiss, Jena Triotar lens, No. 198606 F:7.5cm, f.6.3-32. Shutter No. 207863 1/2/10/25/50/100/300/B/T. Cocking lever, cable release socket. Lever adjusted focussing 3'-inf. Collapsing brilliant reflecting finder. Black leatherette covering and bellows. In canvas case. Overall (deployed): 84 mm x 124 mm x 90 mm.

Ensign Watch-Pocket Carbine camera

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1908-1918

Thornton-Pickard Time and Instantaneous Camera. Folding halfplate hand/stand camera. Sliding rising front, swing front swing back. Lens plate with screw flange (see 1990-5036/174). With Inst/Time shutter 15/25/40/60/80. Rollerblind type. Perished rubber release. Double extension bellows. With dealy device 3/4/21,2,3 seconds. No. 8001. In canvass case. Tripod base integral, rotating; tripod legs seperate. With three bookform darkslides.

Thornton-Pickard Time and Instantaneous Camera

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Daylight enlarger for VPK negatives to postcard size.

Vest Pocket Kodak Enlarging camera

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Welta Perfekta camera in ever ready case. A folding twin lens reflex camera for 120 rollfilm, fitted with Tessar f3.8, 7.5cm taking lens No 1452054, a Weltaskop f3.8, 7.5cm viewing lens No 676228 and a Compur shutter. This camera's unusual design with its collapsing lazy-tongs construction meant that it was very compact when closed. The reflex mirror folded flat when the camera was closed.

Welta Perfekta camera

Photographic Technology

1934

Kodak retinette II camera type 160, 1939. Folding camera 35mm film 24 x 35 mm. Kodak anastigmat lens F:5cm, f/3.5. No 1492954. Compur shutter. No 327421K. ERC. Manufactured by Kodak AG. Overall (deployed): 122 mm x 80 mm x 84 mm. This was the second model of Retinette camera with, essentially, the same body as the contemporary Retina camera.

Kodak Retinette II camera type 160

Photographic Technology

1939

Kodak Junior 620 camera, 1937, manufactured by Kodak AG, Germany. Self erecting folding camera for 620 film 6x9cm. Kodak Anastigmat lens F:10.5cm, f/8.8-16; front cell focusing. ACG K2 shutter 25/50/100/B/T. Brilliant reflecting rotating finder, folding frame finder. No 274616A. Overall (deployed): 162 mm x 115 mm x 120 mm.

Kodak Junior Six-20 camera

Photographic Technology

1937

Kodak 'Model No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie', c.1920.

Kodak Model No 2 Folding Autogrpahic Brownie

Photographic Technology

1920

No 3 folding Brownie camera Model B. Meniscus achromatic lens, US 8-128. FPK automatic shutter T/B/I. Sliding focusing, with preset stop, 100-6 feet. Rotating reflecting finder on base-board. Folding camera for 124 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch. No 25633/F.

No 3 folding Brownie camera Model B

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1905-1909

3A Special Kodak camera, made by Eastman Kodak. Folding bellows, roll film camera for A122 film; 3 1/4 x 5 1/2" film. Carl Zeiss, Jena Tessar lens nr. 193103. F:16.5 cm. f6.3-45. Compound shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/200/B/T. Pneumatic delay on slow speeds. Cable release socket. Screw rising front and sliding cross-front. Rotating brilliant finder with level. Rack and pinion focussing - two scales for plate and film. Autgraphic back. In leather case. No.15392.

3A Special Kodak camera

Photographic Technology

1914-1915

Thornton-Pickard Time and Instantaneous Camera. Folding halfplate hand/stand camera. Sliding rising front, swing front swing back. Lens plate with screw flange (see 1990-5036/174). With Inst/Time shutter 15/25/40/60/80. Rollerblind type. Perished rubber release. Double extension bellows. With dealy device 3/4/21,2,3 seconds. No. 8001.Tripod base integral, rotating; tripod legs seperate (missing?).

Thornton-Pickard Time and Instantaneous Camera

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