Collections: Decorative Arts: Bullet Camera

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Bullet Camera

• Designer: Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883-1960
• Manufacturer: Eastman Kodak Co.
• Medium: Metal, glass
• Place Manufactured: Bristol, Connecticut, USA
• Dates: ca. 1937
• Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 4 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (7 x 12.4 x 4.8 cm)
• Markings: Marked on front of camera, raised letters on ring framing lens: "BULLET / CAMERA" On back of camera, raised letters below viewfinder: "MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y."
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
• Accession Number: 1998.143.4
• Credit Line: Gift of Eva, Alan, and Louis Brill
• Image: Overall, 1998.143.4_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Walter Dorwin Teague (American, 1883-1960). Bullet Camera, ca. 1937. Metal, glass, 2 3/4 x 4 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (7 x 12.4 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 1998.143.4 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.143.4_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Hand-held "Bullet" camera with streamlined, black metal body, chromed metal accents, and glass lens. Rectangular body has curved sides and back; raised parallel horizontal lines run across back and front. Centered on front, a protruding convex disk with raised ring in center framing lens; shutter release lever and another button (both chromed metal) on either side of lens. Each side has chromed metal bracketing, proper left bracket attached with screws. Centered on back is rose-colored round glass viewfinder. In center on top, chromed metal mount for flash. On bottom, proper right side is a dial for advancing film. CONDITION: Good; light scratches all over body; chromed metal somewhat tarnished.