No. 2 Kodak
Camera
No. 2 Kodak
1890
Wood, metal, leather, and glass
Overall: 5 7/8 × 4 5/8 × 9 1/8 in., 2.8 lb. (14.9 × 11.7 × 23.2 cm, 1.3 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
1974.0037.1939
DescriptionBlack, 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 Stamped in leather on top of camera: 2323 / Stamped in leather on back of camera: 2323, PAT. [illegible] OTHER PATENTS [illegible] COUNTRIES / Engraved in white on product label inside camera front: Made by THE EASTMAN DRY PLATE & FILM CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. / Printed in black on white label inside camera: In ordering supplies for this Camera always specify FOR NO.2 KODAK.
TextThe No. 2 Kodak was introduced at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. The No. 2 came loaded with film for 60 images, 3 ½ inches in diameter. According to production records, about 13,500 examples were produced, making the No. 2 the most common of the first series of Kodak cameras. Original price: $32.50.
