No. 2 Kodak
Camera
No. 2 Kodak
1889
Wood, metal, leather, and glass
Overall: 5 7/8 × 4 5/8 × 9 1/4 in., 2.5 lb. (14.9 × 11.7 × 23.5 cm, 1.1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
1974.0028.3524
DescriptionBlack and brown, rectangular, roll film camera with fixed focus lens, waist level viewfinder, string-set shutter, exposure indicator, and winding key. The camera accepts 60-100 exposure film rolls and renders a 3½ inch diameter circular image.
Inscriptions Engraved in brass on frame counter on top of camera: 65, 66 / Stamped in leather on top of camera: 265 / Stamped in leather on back of camera: 5897, PAT. MAY 5, 1885 OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR IN ALL COUNTRIES / Inscribed in black and red on tag tied to winding key on top of camera: 74:028:3524 S/N 5397, OVER, OVER, NOTE VARIANT EXPOSURE COUNTER / Engraved in white on product label inside camera front: Made by THE EASTMAN DRY PLATE & FILM CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y.
