Eastman Kodak Co.
#2D View Camera
Eastman Professional
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1923, pp. 26-27
7x11
Date Introduced: December, 1921 ; Years
Manufactured: 1921- 1950
Construction: back and front focus
via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails); double swing;
reversing by removable back; three-piece lensboard
Materials: mahogany body; cherry base; black leatherette
bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x7, 6½x8½,
8x10, 7x11
Notes: full-sized front track hinges up; full-sized back
track detaches via a key-like fastener; long production run and only replaced eventually
by the metal-bodied Kodak Master View. The d stands for dark finish,
which ends up rather purple over time. The camera photos are of the rather unusual
7x11 size.
From the Eastman House Web Site:
Eastman View No. 2D Size Dates Intro. Price
5 x 7 Dec. 1921 - Feb. 1950 $42.00
6½ x 8½ Dec. 1921 - Sept. 1926 $44.75
8 x 10 Dec. 1921 - Sept. 1950 $46.50
7 x 11 Dec. 1921 - June 1928 $50.75
References:
Eastman Professional
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1923, pp. 26-27
Studio and Kodak Finishing Equipment Catalog,
Z. T. Briggs Photo Supply Co. (Kansas
City, MO, c. 1927, p. 62
Eastman Professional Catalogue
of Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1925, pp.
21-22
Catalogue
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1927, pp.
16-17
Catalogue
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1928, p.
12
Catalogue
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1929, p.
12
No. 29 Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Outfits and
Supplies, Eastman Kodak Stores, Inc. (St. Louis, MO), May 1, 1929, p. 4
Catalogue
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1930, p.
12
Catalogue
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1931-1932, p.
12
Photographic Materials, Mail Order Catalog No. 131,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), April 1931, p. 33
Catalog
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1932-1933, p.
10
Catalogue No. 42 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and
Photographic Accessories 1932-33, Central Camera
Co. (Chicago, IL), p. 39
Catalog
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1934-1935, p.
12
Catalog
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1935-1936, p.
8
Photographic Materials, George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY) Catalog No. 136, April
1936, p. 40
Catalog
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1936-1937, p.
8
Professional Photographic Equipment, Catalogue No. 36, Eastman Kodak Stores,
Inc. (St. Paul, MN), c.1936, p. 7
Catalogue
of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1938, p.
8
Catalogue of Photographic Materials,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY) Catalog No. 397,
July
1939, p. 43
5x7
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