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Title	No. 1 Pocket Kodak Series II
Publisher	Rochester, N.Y. : Eastman Kodak Co., [between 1922 and 1931]
Physical Description	1 camera, 1 case, 1 strap : metal, leather, canvas ; case 19 x 10 x 7 cm
Summary	Camera case is olive-colored and appears to be made of canvas, with two 'lift the dot' fasteners. The camera itself has a thin, black leather cover, which is falling off and displays rust in places. On one end is a handle, also made of leather and attached to the camera by metal rings. Loose in the case is another leather strap attached to a metal component with screw threads that appears to screw into a similarly-threaded cavity on one side of the camera to act as a handle. On the opposite side is a button that when pressed releases the front door, which would allow the camera to 'self-erect' and automatically extend the bellows and lens when the camera was in peak condition. A metal strip labeled "KODAK" and "17014" would also unfold to keep the camera standing in place. Currently, the bellows cannot extend to its full operational position. What can be seen inside includes a small plaque on the inside of the front door, which reads, "NO. 1 POCKET KODAK SERIES II", "MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y.", and "20987". Around the lens can be read, "KODAK BALL BEARING SHUTTER", underneath the Eastman Kodak symbol which looks like an intertwined "EKC" monogram. Above this symbol is, "25 B 50 T 100", with "13932" below. Outside and on the reverse of the camera is a red window, used to view exposure numbers and prevent overlapping of frames when winding film, and an autographic window, which reads "USE FILM NO. A-120". This window exposed portions of the film, on which short messages or notes could be written with a stylus. Once exposed to light, these messages were burned into the negative along with the image.
Notes	This particular model of camera was produced from 1922 to 1931.
LC Subject Headings	Cameras--History--20th century. Kodak camera. Rochester (N.Y.)--History--20th century. United States--History--20th century.
Time Period	World War I (1914-1918) Interwar Period (1919-1938)
Added Entry	Eastman Kodak Company.
Personal Collection	WWI Hunter Collection
Call #	REALIA 03260
Item #	850822
OCLC number	971251760

No. 1 Pocket Kodak Series II

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