1909 Kodak No. 3A Model B-4 Folding Pocket
all photos copyright Joseph Greco
Maker: Eastman Kodak U.S.A.
Years: 1903-15
Film: 122 roll film 3.25 x 5.5 in.
Lens: Bausch & Lomb Zeiss Tessar series IIb (f/6.3-32)
Shutter: Bausch & Lomb Compound.....Speeds: 1 sec-1/200, B, T, pneumatic cable release socket
Made from 1903-1915 these cameras produced postcard size images (3 1/4" x 5 1/2") on 122 roll film. Rising / falling lens board with tilt and slide for use with optional plate film back. Mahogany bed with focus lock. The special optics on this camera pushed the base price of $20 to $76.90 in 1909, equivalent to $1922 in today's (2012) money. The average worker's annual income in 1909 was $200-$400.....an accountant or dentist could make $2000 a year. This camera has labels from the Earl V. Lewis camera shop in Los Angeles on the top and inside the film compartment. Earl V. Lewis was a well known enlarger and printer in the early 20th century. The shop was in business from 1906-1986.
Years: 1903-15
Film: 122 roll film 3.25 x 5.5 in.
Lens: Bausch & Lomb Zeiss Tessar series IIb (f/6.3-32)
Shutter: Bausch & Lomb Compound.....Speeds: 1 sec-1/200, B, T, pneumatic cable release socket
Made from 1903-1915 these cameras produced postcard size images (3 1/4" x 5 1/2") on 122 roll film. Rising / falling lens board with tilt and slide for use with optional plate film back. Mahogany bed with focus lock. The special optics on this camera pushed the base price of $20 to $76.90 in 1909, equivalent to $1922 in today's (2012) money. The average worker's annual income in 1909 was $200-$400.....an accountant or dentist could make $2000 a year. This camera has labels from the Earl V. Lewis camera shop in Los Angeles on the top and inside the film compartment. Earl V. Lewis was a well known enlarger and printer in the early 20th century. The shop was in business from 1906-1986.