Antique Kodak 3A Photographic Camera. Museum. USA 1915

Wonderful antique Kodak 3A camera in museum condition, made in the USA in 1915 and really beautiful. This camera is a portable model signed by the famous photographic company. It is more than one hundred years old and even so it boasts an impeccable condition. The metal casing is covered of black leatherette with no worn or dull parts and preserves the original handle too (with the embossed brass name in it). The mechanism and all its component parts are also finely preserved and boast a great working order too. When we open the camera, we reach the mechanism that makes it possible to take photographs. It includes a black folding bellows, a release and an original Kodak objective. This is made of black-lacquered iron with golden inscriptions. Among them we can see the brand logo with the letters EK (Eastman Kodak), some features (25B 50 T100), the serial number (15420), the shutters description (KODAK BALL BEARING SHUTTER) and the patents from 1910 a 1915. Attached to the bottom of the objectives supporting piece there is a black and golden piece with the embossed companys name. In order to safely close the objectives lid, the camera includes a mobile metal plate with the embossed KODAK name outside and the serial number 60182 inside. This piece also acts as a supporting piece for the objective-and-bellows set. For its great beauty and flawless condition, this antique Kodak 3A camera is a real museum piece worthy of the best collection. Measurements: Open: Width: 4.8 in / 12 cm. Height: 10 in / 25 cm. Depth: 8.4 in / 21 cm. Closed: Width: 10 in / 25 cm. Depth: 2 in / 5 cm.Kodak History The history of Kodak starts out in 1884 when George Eastman patented the first photographic film stored in a roll. With the aim of making photography popular and make this art accessible to everybody, four years later the inventor designs a camera that can be used with this film rolls. So in 1892 he founds the Kodak company in Rochester, New York. Their first achievement was the Brownie, a cardboard camera with a price of only one dollar. During the first half of the 20th century Kodak grows exponentially and becomes one of the leading photographic companies of all the world. The firm even manufactured the film roll used on the Apollo 11 missions. In 1975 Kodak stands out again after launching the first digital camera; this camera evolved and become Apples QuickTake camera (first consumer digital camera in history). In 2004 the company stops making analogic cameras and focuses on the digital market. Nevertheless, decline comes and in 2011 the firm enters bankruptcy. With a strong investment and a change in direction the brand is reborn and today they keep on manufacturing digital cameras and other products such as printers, ink cartridges or scanners.