Photoret Watch camera

Photoret Watch camera

Camera

Photoret Watch camera

1894
Metal, glass, paper, and wood
Overall: 1 3/8 × 5 1/8 × 2 3/4 in. (3.5 × 13 × 7 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionWatch camera in original wooden box with unopened film canister.
Inscriptions Stamped in black ink, wooden box lid, TC: [within decorative design] "You See it as I saw it !" \ Says The \ PHOTORET\ THE EXACT SIZE OF A GENTLEMAN'S WATCH \ PATENTED \ THROUGHOUT THE WORLD \ Magic \ [illegible] \ PHOTORET \ A MAGAZINE SNAP-SHOT CAMERA
Engraved in metal, camera front, C: PAT'D. JULY 25. 93. NOV. 28. 93. \ OTHERS PENDING \ Magic \ TRADE MARK \ INTRODUCTION CO. NEW YORK \ PHOTORET \ A MAGAZINE SNAP-SHOT CAMERA.
Engraved in metal, camera back, C: BREVETE S.G.D.G. \ F M R O [monogram] \ MADE IN U.S.A.
Printed in black ink, label applied to film can cover, C: MAGASIN MAGIQUE \ de plaques sensibles \ pour le \ PHOTORET \ ATTENTION NE PAS OUVRIR \ excepté dans la Chambre Noire \ à la lumière rouge \ CE COTÉ CONTIENT LES PLAQUES \ NON IMPRESSIONNÉES \ Mettre les plaques faites, de \ l'autre cote. Avoir soin de ne \ pas changer les couvercles \ l'un pour l'autre.
Printed in black ink, label applied around edge of film can, C: NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THIS TRADE MARK. \ Magic [logo] TRADE MARK \ INTRODUCTION CO. NEW YORK \ 1/2 DOZEN The Photoret. Films. MADE IN U.S.A. (PATENTS PENDING.) \ CAUTION To avoid light struck films see that this label is intact before accepting.
Printed in black ink, circular label applied to film can bottom, C: COTÉ RESERVÉ \ AUX PLAQUES ESPOSÉES \ EXIGEZ que la bande \ et la Marque \ de Fabrique \ soient INTACTES.

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