Eastman Glass Plate Holder

Box of 1 dozen 4.5 inch glass plate negatives in original box. Logo on box lid is an illustration of a knight on horseback with the words "On Stanley On". Package is opened. Plates are wrapped in tissue. Box is three-style enclosure. The Stanley Dry Plate Company was purchased by Eastman Kodak in 1904, and this box shows the Kodak branding, dating them after 1904. See The Stanley Museum, Kingfield, Maine: http://www.stanleymuseum.org/Museum%20-%20Kingfield%20ME.html

2 plates removed and placed on display in a glass plate drying rack in the Special Collections reading room.

Leaflets produced to accompany the purchase of a new roll of film, giving instructions for use and price list for other film products manufactured by the various companies.

12 oz. glass tube with cork stopper that contained Ingento No.2 toning and fixing powder for all kinds of gelatine printing out papers, now empty with a crack in the glass. Found inside original cardboard packaging with rolled up sheet of instructions and a folded paper with an advertisement for "Titleit", a service provided by Burke & James, Inc. for marking negatives with typed titles.

Packaging for Wabash Photolamp Corp. Superflood Photolamp No. 1, empty.

Packaging for 3 rolls of Kodak Verichrome Film, opened and no longer containing film although they have been re-glued shut. The 3 boxes were designed for various sizes and speeds: 120 film at 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches, 116 film at 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches, 124 film at 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. The packages are stamped with develop by dates: Nov 1934, Nov 1935, Dec 1935.

Item is an unopened box of Type B Ektachrome colour film for transparencies by Kodak with instructions to process before July 1973. 8, 12, or 16 exposures. EPB 120.

1 box of Kodachrome daylight colour reversal film in original, unopened packaging with directions to process before February 1989. ISO 25. 24 x 36 mm exposures. A 2nd box has been opened and contains 1 roll of film, unexposed, inside a black plastic cannister with a sheet of folded paper listing the properties and uses of the film in English and Japanese. (Exterior of box is printed in English only.) The second box gives directions to process before May 1986.

Kodak photomicrography colour film on Estar base, SO-456. 2 rolls in original packaging, 1 opened. The opened package contains one metal twist-top tin with a roll of unexposed film, and a folded piece of yellow paper with film information and instructions for use. 36mm.

Opened packages of Kodak Professional Vericolor III film, type L and type S for 4 x 5 inch prints. Each package has been re-sealed with scotch tape, and one package has the instructions taped to the outside of the box. The boxes are stamped for processing by 07/1990 and 07/1991.

Package of Kodak Professional Ektachrome film for 8 x 10 inch prints, opened and resealed with clear tape. The box is stamped for processing by 10/1997.

Agfa dry plate negatives in original packaging, opened but still containing a few plates. Package originally contained 1 dozen 5 x 7 inch negative plates. Stamp on back of box directs the user to develop before Aug 1939.

Box of Agfa supersensitive panchromatic film, opened and empty. It is stamped with instructions to develop by August 1933. The box contained one dozen sheets of 3.25 x 4.25 inch film.

4x5 film pack adapter for Premo camera. Metal and wood pack adapter. Inscription on side of wood "For Premo cameras." Premo cameras were manufactured by Rochester Optical and Camera company, which was bought out by Eastman Kodak in 1903. Date based on inscription: "Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co. successor to Rochester Optical Co. Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. Canada 25-03 British Pat. Apr. 21-03 France Pat. Apr. 18-03 German C.R.P. June 7 - 1905 U.S.A. Pat. May 19-03." (Eastman Kodak changed the name of the Rochester Optical Company to the Rochester Optical Division in 1907). Inscription on outside of metal back, "Premo film pack adapter."

Yellow filter metal holder is printed with "KODAK SERIES V ADAPTER RING1 1/16 IN. - 27 mm. MADE IN USA", and the filter metal ring is printed with "SERIES V WRATTEN FILTER K2 MADE IN USA." "KODAK" is molded into the top of the yellow and black plastic screw-top filter case.

Item consists of a black and white photograph of two women laying on a hill in front of the city of San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge is visible in the background on the right. There is a large tree to the left of them. One woman is wearing a blazer and a scarf and has her eyes closed. The other woman is looking to the right and has a cigarette in her hand. There is a large 1.25 cm white border around the image.

Item is a snapshot photograph with beveled edges of a man standing in the ocean. Inscription on verso reads, 'Jan 2nd 1950 A.M./ A.T.Orr,/Swimming at Haulover Beach, (Dade County owned) Collins Ave. (North) Miami Beach, Florida.'

Item is a snapshot photograph of woman standing at doorstep beside two cats on railing. Inscription on verso in pencil reads, 'Sol + Glory, my pets, at Maine, July 1919.'

Item is a photograph of two men standing under some palm trees. Inscription on verso reads, 'June 4th 1950 Hialeah Race Course, Miami, Florida A.T.O & Baldy the Pretzel? (Bent over like one) better still it is a good snapshot of the 'Royal Palms''

Item is a photograph of six men standing in a row outside holding a string of fish. Inscription on verso reads, 'Raymond C. Franklin Phila. W. H. McElwee Phila. D.J. Gilwour Quebec. A.E.Orr, G.A. Moutain, Ottawa. Lawson, Ottawa. Kennybunck Beach, ME. 19th August 1915'.

Item is a portrait of seven men. Stamp on back of card reads, 'F.H. Denison, Photographer, Dealer in Picture Frames, Chromos, Oil paintings, Stereoscopic Views, Albums, Wall Pockets, Brackets, &c. Court St. Fergus Falls, Minn.'

Item is a course completion card for A.J. Orr in quality control for the chemical industries. It reads: "Rochester Institute of Techonolgy / EVENING AND EXTENSION DIVISION / THIS CERTIFICATE INDICATES THAT / [inscribed in blue ink] A. J. Orr / HAS COMPLETED THE COURSE IN / [inscribed in blue ink] Quality Control of the Chemical Industries". It is signed by President Mark Ellingson and Director Burton C. Stratton and dated 1951-52.

Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman. Gold imprint below photograph reads, 'Elmer Chickering 21 West St. Boston'. Black text on back of card reads, 'The royal studio, Massachusetts charitable mechanic association founded 1795 inc. 1806. Awarded at the seventeenth exhibition 1890, highest award, Elmer Chickering Proprietor 21 West St. Boston, Duplicates can be had at any time', inscription in pencil on back reads, '86503'

Item is a publicity portrait of Beniamino Gigli, an Italian operatic singer who sang for many Italian opera companies and debuted for the Metropolitan Opera in 1920. He is shown in profile, with one foot resting upon a chair. Black ink inscription on surface of photograph reads, 'Bgigli Montreal 1925'

Mounted image of orange trees. Inscription in ink on back of mount reads,'Orange Grove Los Angeles Cal.'

print with white border. Depcits water buffalo in field with houses visible in background. Reto caption: "water buffalo near Honolulu"

Item consists of one mounted photograph (cabinet card) of 3 floral arrangements.

Six gelatin silver prints mounted on either side of cardboard. Images are of Salt Lake City, Saltair Beach and a Mormon Tabernacle. Inscription in ink reads, 'Salt Lake City Utah' and 'Utah 1903'. Inscription in pencil reads '$100' and '$100 SITA'.

Four gelatin silver prints on either side of a cardboard mount. Images of Santa Barbara, California. Potter Hotel, the baths and Hotel del Monte in Monterey, California. Inscriptions in pencil read, 'Santa Barbara, California' and 'Potter Hotel, Santa Barbara' and 'The Baths, Santa Barbara' and 'Hotel del Monte, Monterey, California'. Also inscribed in pencil in different penmanship is 'Sita' and '$125'

Item is a portrait of woman reclining in a black leotard. Embossed on lower right hand side of photograph reads, 'Arnold, Brooklyn, N.Y.' Inscription in blue ink on back of photograph reads, 'Elsie K. Orr My first Wife, (illegible letter).V.O.'

Item is a sketch of the interior of a room with furnishings, made with ink on glassine paper. Inscriptions read: "Geo. S & Polley & W. Pub. Boston" "Interior Cornelius Vanderbilts Residence". The mansion was located on 1 West 57th Street in New York City and was built in 1883. Cornelius Vaderbilt II was an heir, socialite and businessman. The house was sold at the beginning of the First World War for seven million dollars.

"Photographs" is embossed in black ink on the tan clothe-bound album cover. There are 50 spaces for photographs on the 26 pages, and the 38 extant images are of people at work and play in rural and urban areas. A sticker on the last, empty page reads “Eastman’s Squeegee Album, for 3 ½ x 3 ½ pictures, style A, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY.”

Green clothe-bound cover is embossed with “Scovill’s Photographic Series" and gold letterpress "The American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1895.” This 438 p. book contains photomechanical reproductions of Alfred Stieglitz' "Outward Bound", p. 27, and "A Young Garibaldi", p. 254. Unpaginated appendices include vendor lists and advertisements.

Item is an unmounted albumen print depicting mountains, farmland and houses. Large building, possibly hotel, in the distance. Verso in pencil: "California."

matte gsp with white border. Aerial view of NYC and surrounding bodies of water. Recto caption, bottom left: "(028-876A-8)(1-13-28-2P)(12-2000) LOWER MANHATTAN- NEW YORK CITY."

Matte print with white border. Aerial view of Washington monument and surrounding parks and shoreline. Recto caption, lower edge: "(012-851A-8)(8-1-32)(12-1500) Washington Monument, Washington D.C."

print mounted on grey mat board. Depicts horse-drawn parade float marked "9," "landing of Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock." Background is a fairground with grandstand, decorated coaches, american flag. Embossed caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, pencil, "Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock #6." Image transfer on verso from another platinum print.

Painted photograph showing a woman in dark dress with broach affixed to white lace collar. Image is oval in shape on a rectangular card mount. Tears at all four corners show were cover mount would have been adhered. On verso, light blue stamp reads "Universal Copying Co./ MANUFACTURERS OF/ India Ink, Berlin Finish, Crayon, Pastel and Oil Portraits,/ also, Cabinets and Cartes de Visites./ All orders promptly attended to:/ Jeffers, Wells & Kipps, Proprietors./ Office 1436 & 1438 Market St., between 8th and 9th,/ SAN FRANCISCO, CAL."

Item is a cabinet card portrait of Maude Branscombe, British popular celebrity, stage beauty and light opera singer.

Item is a cabinet card portrait of actress Lizzie McCaul.

Item is a cabinet card portrait of a young woman leaning back on a garden bench.

American actress and "Gaiety Girl", Jennie McNulty was the leader of the Chroisters' Association in 1895, a predominately women's club with four small rooms for reading, writing, and relaxing and two large rooms for rehearsals.

Item is a cabinet card portrait of Broadway actress Ida Mulle sitting on a garden bench.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix C400. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic, with self timer. It features a f5.6/25mm lens and a flip-up lens cover that also reveals the flash. Silver in colour. Uses 2 AAA-size alkaline batteries. Specifications and manual match that of the Kodak Advantix C300.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix 4800ix. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic. It features an auto-focusing zoom 30-60 mm atmospheric lens with a flip-up lens cover that reveals a built-in flash.. Dark grey in colour, self-timer, date and time imprinting. Uses 1 3-volt lithium battery. Has same specifications and manual as the Kodak Advantix 4700ix model.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix preview. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic. It features an auto-focusing zoom 25-65 mm ektanar lens with a flip-up lens cover that reveals a built-in flash.. Silver in colour, self-timer, date, time and tiitle imprinting. Uses 2 3-volt lithium batteries.

Item is a black bakelite minicam for 3 x 4 cm. on 127 film.

Item consists of a Cine-Kodak Combination case. Included inside the leather case are the Cine-Kodak Magazine 8 motion picture camera, several lenses, lens hood, filters, incident light attachment, case key and camera manual. It is a clockwork-driven camera that could run at 16, 26, 32 and 64 frames per second. It is fitted with an interchangeable lens.

Item consists of a Cine-Kodak Model B 16mm motion picture camera. It was the follow-up to the Cine-Kodak, the world's first 16mm movie camera, featuring a spring motor. The body is an aluminum box covered in black leatherette. In hard case with manual , 2 lens adaptor rings, an exposure guide, and 4 mini Kodak film guides.

Item is a 16 mm motion picture camera for amateur use. IT has Camera has an anastigmat 25mm /f1.0 focusing lens with an aperture scale from f1.9 to 16. Camera has an aluminium alloy body and black leather covering. The Model K was an enlarged version of the Model BB to fit either 50- or 100-foot rolls. The camera has a spring driven motor with a winding crank, a tripod socket, exposure guide on the front of the camera, and a footage indicator.

Item is black leather covered metal body video camera with a Newton finder in the handle. The object uses a spring motor at 16 fps and has a Kodak Anastigmat 13mm lens with a fixed focus f2.7.

Item consists of a photograph mounted on grey card. Image shows a group of men seated outside a large brick building with a wooden sign high above their heads "HER-/ SPILLMAN/ THE/ ONLY/ BUILDERS/ OF/ IMPROVED/ 1873-1890" with the image of a carousel painted on the sign. The front row of the group holds up a wooden sign that reads "2ND ANNUAL OUTING/ OF HERSCEHLL SPILLMAN & CO'S/ EMPLOYEES JULY 3RD 1902." At bottom right, embossed in card, "L. H. Linh-pf(?)/ TONAWANDA, N.Y."

Item is a photograph mounted on dark grey card with an outdoor gathering. There are sevarl women, some in hats, one older man, a younger man and two young boys in the frame. The are all seated and hold a banner reading "CHEROKEE" at their feet. The banner probably refers to the place.

Item is a cream coloured card with gold border and a series of oval-shaped portraits arranged in an oval around two central oval portraits. Names of individuals have been lightly added in pencil, clockwise from top: [illeg.], Palmer, Lusker(?), none given, none given, [illeg.], Douglass." Across bottom, also in pencil, "Med. Faculty Mich. University 1868". On verso, in black letterpress, at centre, "R.D. PALMER,/ PHOTOGRAPHER,/ And Portrait Painter,/ Huron Street, East of Cook's Hotel,/ ANN ARBOR, MICH." And below, "Negatives preserved, Copies enlarged in India Ink or Oil."

Item is a cabinet card with black fabric lining on card with oval photograph showing a man with curled moustache and a polka dot bowtie and striped shirt. At lower right, embossed in gold, "Maxwell/ WALLA WALLA,/ WASH." A few pen marks added to enhance moustache.

Item consists of a cream card with light blue embossed oval at centre with photograph of a woman in black dress with pleats down the front and a small, high white lace collar inset. At bottom, embossed design of a young woman in bonnet with flowers and scroll banner. To right of image, also embossed, "FLAGG & PLUMMER/ LEWISTON, MAINE." Card is glued onto a darker piece of cardboard. On verso, handwritten in pencil upside down, "Maria".

Item is a beige cabinet card with gold letterpress at bottom, "REES" and "223 FEDERAL ST.,/ YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO." Photograph shows a seated woman with wide, popularly termed "leg o' mutton" sleeves, and a young girl standing beside her in a lightly-patterned dress with wide frilled collar. On verso, in blue ink, "Mrs. Kingdom(?) &/ daughter Mary K".

Item consists of a gold edged card with a light pink base, and text in gold letterpress at the bottom edge, "A.I. Witter, Pecatonica, Ill." A long, narrow photograph gives a full length portrait of a man in a 3 piece suit all done in the same white flecked wool fabric. The coat is a little overlarge, probably a late 1860s style, and is buttoned at the top button only. He wears a striped ascot, and leans against a chair in front of a painted studio backdrop depicting a window and mantel. On the verso, a long text handwritten in pencil that indicates the sender (probably the man pictured in the card) could not come for New Year's as he had other obligations with a family called the Bowlys(?). He signs his initials "A.H." At the top left, in a different hand, "805/ 12.-".

Item consists of a cream coloured cabinet card with black letterpress at bottom edge, "Hearn, 1104 State St., Olean, N. Y." Photograph is a full length portrait of 3 children, 2 boys and a girl. The girl on the right holds a doll in her hand with elaborate hat and lace vest. The older boy wears a plain double breasted suit and cropped trousers, and the younger wears a sailor-style fashion. They stand in front of an abstracted studio backdrop. On verso, handwritten in pencil, "16 Washington St.".

Item consists of a cream card with yellow embossed oval. Photograph inset of two women, vignetted. The woman on the right looks towards the camera and the one on the left looks towards the right. Both wear high-collared lace blouses in the Edwardian fashion. At bottom right, embossed, "Solean(?)/ SO. SIDE/ KIRKSVILLE, MO."

Item is a grey cabinet card with white letterpress at bottom left, "26 W. 23RD St./ Eddowes Bros./ NEW YORK." Photograph is a full length portrait of a woman in a light patterned dress with puff-ball sleeves and a black lace overlay on the bodice of the dress. She wears a floral hat and holds a pair of gloves in her hands. She stands in front of a studio backdrop depicting a forest path.

Item is a cream cabinet card with gold letterpress at bottom edge, with the text "Kilborn" set inside a design of artist's palette and brushes, followed by the text, "NOBLE/ STUDIO/ 1029 O STREET/ LINCOLN, NEBR." Photograph of a man in suit and striped tie. On verso, handwritten in pencil, "Henry Corbett".

Item consists of a cabinet card of a women with a while dress with a front. Bottom of the card is stamped with the studio logo for Hartley Studio, 309 W. Madison St., Chicago.

Item consists of a grey card with green letterpress at bottom, "Henderson,/ Artist/ LINCOLN AVE,./ YORK, NEB." Photograph is a full length portrait of a young man in suit jacket with high starched collar wearing a kilt and tartan sask and holding a flute.

Item consists of a white cabinet card with gold letterpress at bottom edge with small half-sun design border. "Henderson,/ Artist/ LINCOLN AVE.,/ YORK, NEB." Handwriting in blue ink partially obscuring lettering at bottom of card, "O.S. Higby". Photograph is a vignetted portrait of a man with moustache and wide silk tie.

Item is a green cabinet card with white embossed design of wreath and ribbon at bottom, with text "BROWN/ STERLING, ILL." and a design at centre with the letters "E" "B" and "C" intertwined. Photograph is a portrait of a man with wide silk tie and a high collar pressed back into "wings". On verso, handwritten in blue ink, "John Helms".

Item consists of a photograph printed with a large white border, mounted flush with a post card backing. Photograph depicts a woman seated sideways on a stool, with her hands on her knees. She wears a white blouse, checkered skirt and thick black leather watch. There is a piece of a mantel with flowers and leaves on the painted backdrop. On verso, the words "POST CARD" are printed sideways with a dividing line for address and correspondence. A small design at upper right indicates where to place postage.

Item is a white cabinet card with gold letterpress at bottom edge. On the left, a design with a shield and the letters "L" "C" and "O" intertwined. On the right, "Owens Ground floor Studio/ S. MILL ST./ NEW CASTLE, PA." Photograph is a vignetted portrait of two children about 2 and 4 years old, with white blouses and large white ties done in bows around their necks.

Item consists of a Kodak Medalist VR35 K14. It is a 35mm fully automatic camera. It features an auto-focusing f2.8/35 mm ektar lens with a flip-up lens cover that reveals a built-in flash.. Black in colour. Date back and option to choose manual forced flash and no flash. Snap on tele and wide angle aux lenses available. Uses one 9-volt alkaline battery and one 3-volt lithium battery for display. Made in Japan.

Item consists of a Kodak Star 935 35mm camera.. It features auto-film wind and rewind and a f4.5/35 mm ektanar lens with a flip-up lens cover that reveals a built-in flash.. Black in colour. Flash fires when needed. Uses one 9-volt alkaline battery. Made in Japan.

Item consists of a Kodak Cameo EF camera for use with 35 mm film. The camera itself has a slim black body with rounded edges and a flip-up automatic flash that covers the viewfinder when closed. Gold text on the centre recto of the camera reads: CAMEO EF. Other features include fixed focus lens, a shutter speed of 1/125s and 3 aperture choices, f8 for ISO 100-200, f10.5 for ISO 400 and f5.6 for flash. This particular model was made in China.

Item is an internal portion of a Kodak manufactured, disposable 35mm camera. Cameras were returned for to Kodak after development, where portions of the camera were re-used in a new disposable camera.

Item is a disposable camera, with plastic body and lens. This model was adapted with a special plastic overbody for underwater use.

Portrait of a man resembling Abraham Lincoln.

Item consists of a grey card with photograph affixed. Image of an army regiment at attention, standing ont he sidewalk of a city street with a building advertising "THE/ T.S. FORD C-/ LIMITED/ DEPARTMENT/ STORE" behind the troops. Handwritten in blue ink are the names of many of the soldiers, with arrows pointing to the respective persons.

Item is a 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, model H, one of Eastman Kodak's first postcard format cameras. Made for use with rolls of 122 film it created 3 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch postcard format images. It has an automatic shutter equipped with a pneumatic release (no longer attached). It could also be adapted to take photographs on glass plates. It is a medium sized folding camera with black leather casing and red leather bellows, metal clasps and metal/wooden slide.Heritage Collection: Medium sized camera, black leather casing and red leather bellows, metal clasps and slide.

Item is a large sized box camera made for use with 120 rollfilm. Features two prism viewfinders and simple meniscus lens. It has has cardboard body with black leatherette, but was manufactured in different colours, including red, blue, brown, maroon, green and burgundy.

Item is a medium sized camera with black casing and black cloth bellows, metal clasps. It took 8 exposures on 616 film to make a picture size of 2 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches. It features a Kodak Anastigmat f7.7 128mm lens and a Kodak Kodex No. 1 shutter. It has a folding viewfinder, knurled winding knob and a shutter release on the side.

Item is a small brownie eyelevel rollfilm camera with a black, moulded plastic body and a braided carrying strap. It is considered to be an upgrade from the Baby Brownie because of its direct optical viewfinder and easy-to-use shutter release. Originally sold for US $1.00, it used 127 film and had a meniscus lens and rotary shutter.

Item is a flash synchronized version of the Kodak Six-20 Brownie Special. Originally the Kodak Six-20 Flash Brownie when introduced in 1940, it was renamed Brownie Flash Six-20 in 1946. It is an eyelevel rollfilm camera with a sheet metal body and black leather casing, made for use with 620 film. Includes large flashgun attachment still mounted to body.

Item is a black and white mounted photograph featuring an aerial view of Kodak Park.

Mounted to board. Printed on lower right of print: "Mosaic composed of aerial photographs (film negatives) taken over Rochester, N.Y. Monroe County. Made in one flight by courtesy of U.S. Air Service Oct. 23, 1920. Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, N.Y."

Item is a simple to use camera for use with the proprietary "Disc" film format. Kodak introduced the 15 exposure cartridges in 1982, while they were popular when first introduced, the small negatives 911 x 8 mm) often resulted in poor quality prints and the format soon lost its popularity.

Item is a 110 film pocket camera. Like Ektra 1 camera but has built in electronic flash.

Item is a small, flat, hand-held camera with black plastic body and brushed metal, gold-coloured front plate. Intended by Kodak to replace their instamatic line of cameras, the Kodak Disc cameras were designed to be simple to use, with all automatic functions. Took Disc film, a proprietary format that made 15, 11 x 8 mm exposures; this small negative size made the resulting prints very grainy when enlarged and the camera model was not Kodak's most popular. This item includes the original packaging, with unopened twin pack of Disc film and strap.

Item is a small, flat, hand-held camera with black plastic body and brushed metal, gold-coloured front plate. Intended by Kodak to replace their instamatic line of cameras, the Kodak Disc cameras were designed to be simple to use, with all automatic functions. Took Disc film, a proprietary format that made 15, 11 x 8 mm exposures; this small negative size made the resulting prints very grainy when enlarged and the camera model was not Kodak's most popular. Item has a built in flash and wrist strap. In plastic display original packaging. Uses HR disc.

Item consists of a 16mm subminiature camera designed to resmble a cine camera. It has a f6.3 meniscus lens and guillotine shutter with a speed of 1/60 seconds. The camera has an aperture scale from f6.3 to 16, a manually reset frame-counter, and a two-piece sports finder. There is also a tripod socket that doubles as flash synch-contact.

Item consists of an Argus Argoflex E twin-lens reflex camera made in the U.S.A. It was the first 620 film TLR camera produced by Argus. The camera features gear-coupled lenses allowing the user to focus using the viewfinder, an f4.5/75mm Argus Varex Anastigmat lens, and an Argus Varex Shutter with speeds T, B, 200, 100, 50, 25 and 10. Exposures are 6x6. The body is made of black Bakelite.

Item is a compact 35mm camera with coupled rangefinder and an Anastigmat F3.2/44 mm lens in a helical mount. It has a double exposure prevention mechanism.