Cartridge Kodak No.4 Folding Bellows Camera

Made:
circa 1891 in Rochester

Cartridge Kodak No.4 folding bellows camera for cartridge film No. 4 size 5" x 4" c. 1891. Rack and pinion focusing. Front lens panel has rising front and side movement. Fitted with a Goerx Double Anastigmat Series III lens F.7.7 150 mm f.1 mounted in a Goerz pneumatic diaphragm shutter. The blades also act as the diaphragm. The shutter speeds range from 1 second to 1/150 second B. & T. With two brilliant waist-level viewfinders. The camera is made of mahogany covered in black leather with brass fittings. With leather carrying case.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/157
Materials:
mahogany (wood), glass, leather and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall (camera): 175 mm x 210 mm x 85 mm,
overall (case): 180 mm x 275 mm x 90 mm,
type:
plate camera
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection