Collections: Decorative Arts: Camera, No. 1A Gift Kodak

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Camera, No. 1A Gift Kodak

• Manufacturers: Ingraham Company; Eastman Kodak Co.
• Designer: Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883-1960
• Medium: Metal, leather
• Place Manufactured: Rochester, New York, USA
• Dates: ca.1930
• Dimensions: In upright, closed position (handle at top, bellows collapsed): 8 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (21 x 9.2 x 4.1 cm) In upright, open position (handle at top, bellows opened): 8 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (21 x 9.2 x 16.2 cm)
• Markings: Plate inside rectangular panel: "No. 1A Gift Kodak / Made in USA By / Eastman Kodak Co. / Rochester, N.Y."
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 72.18a
• Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
• Image: Overall, 72.18_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Ingraham Company. Camera, No. 1A Gift Kodak, ca.1930. Metal, leather, In upright, closed position (handle at top, bellows collapsed): 8 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (21 x 9.2 x 4.1 cm) In upright, open position (handle at top, bellows opened): 8 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (21 x 9.2 x 16.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 72.18a (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 72.18_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: "No. 1A Gift Kodak," bellows type camera in metal case, partially covered in brown leather with rectangular portion over bellows enameled on silver with modernist designs in red, dark brown, and tan. Circular plate around lens also enameled with red, dark brown, and tan. Leather carrying strap attached to one end with metal. CONDITION: Good, a few chips in brown enamel plate covering bellows.