Serial Number: Cam0050
Type:
Box camera
Manufacturer:
Eastman Kodak Company
Country of Origin:
New York, USA
Production Period:
1903
Approximate Price:
USD 50.00 - 60.00
Reference:
camerapedia.wikia.com
Status: Display
Description:
Film Packs were introduced in 1903. Initially known
as the Premo Film Pack, after 1922 they were renamed as the Kodak
Film Pack, and were available in a range of sizes from 6x4.5cm to
13x18cm (5x7"). Originally designed as a replacement for glass
plates, indeed adaptors were available for many glass plate cameras.
Up until the mid-1920's Eastman Kodak manufactured many cameras with the Premo and Hawk-Eye brand names specifically for this
format. An interesting cross-over between old and new technology,
the Film Pack comprised 12 cut celluloid films, stored in an (initially
cardboard, later metal) outer case that was simply placed in the back
of the camera, packed in such a way that the simple expedient of
pulling a paper tab loaded a fresh film into place for each exposure,
the previously exposed film being at the same time moved to the
back of the pack.