No. 2 Bulls-eye Kodak - Antique and Vintage Cameras

No. 2 Bulls-eye Kodak

'96 model

1896

Eastman Kodak Co.

Rochester

USA

Image of No. 2 Bulls-eye Kodak '96 model

Lens:
Meniscus, 3 stops on sector.

Shutter:
Sector spring powered, T and I settings.

Construction:
Leather covered wood body.

Format:
3 ½" x 3 ½" exposures on 101 roll-film.

Focusing:
Fixed.

Attributes:
Reflecting view-finder.
Film advance indicated by red window, not coupled.

Identification:
Brass catch to secure the two parts of the camera.

Serial Number:
32961 .

Notes:
Address inside camera: 115-117 Oxford St. and 4 Place Vendome Paris.

No. 2 Bulls-eye Kodak

'97 model

1897

Eastman Kodak Co.

Rochester

USA

Image of No. 2 Bulls-eye Kodak '97 model

Lens:
Meniscus, 3 stops on sector.

Shutter:
Sector spring powered, T and I settings.

Construction:
Leather covered wood body.

Format:
3 ½" x 3 ½" exposures on 101 roll-film.

Focusing:
Fixed.

Attributes:
Reflecting view-finder.
Film advance indicated by red window, not coupled.

Identification:
Nickel plated catch to secure the two parts of the camera.

Serial Number:
66493 .

Notes:
Address inside camera: 115-117 Oxford St. and 4 Place Vendome Paris, 91 Markgrafen Str. Berlin.

With:
Soft case.

No. 2 Bulls-eye Kodak

'98 model

1898

Eastman Kodak Co.

Rochester

USA

Image of No. 2 Bulls-eye Kodak '98 model

Lens:
Meniscus, 3 stops on sector.

Shutter:
Sector spring powered, T and I settings.

Construction:
Leather covered wood body.

Format:
3 ½" x 3 ½" exposures on 101 roll-film.

Focusing:
Fixed.

Attributes:
Reflecting view-finder.
Film advance indicated by red window, not coupled.

Serial Number:
112431 .

Notes:
Address inside camera: 43 Clerkenwell Rd. 60 Cheapside. Oxford St. 171-173 Regent St. (c. 1900).

No. 2 Bulls-eye Kodak

Model D

c. 1900

Eastman Kodak Co.

Rochester

USA

Image of No. 2 Bulls-eye Kodak Model D

Lens:
Meniscus, 3 stops on sector.

Shutter:
Sector spring powered, T and I settings.

Construction:
Leather covered wood body.

Format:
3 ½" x 3 ½" exposures on 101 roll-film.

Focusing:
Fixed.

Attributes:
Brilliant view-finder.
Film advance indicated by red window, not coupled.

Serial Number:
190466 .

With:
Kodak case.

This camera was first produced by the Boston Camera Mfg. Co. in 1892. It continued in production after Boston was bought-out by Eastman in 1895. The Bulls-eye was the first camera to employ a viewing window to see film numbers printed on the backing paper. The early Boston models had 'D' shaped red windows to view the film numbers, later changed to circular. Minor variations of the Kodak model exist, in particular the finder changed from reflecting to brilliant.

References & Notes:
Lothrop, Century, p.73

Further Information:
Coe, Kodak Cameras, p.3.


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