1888 The Original Kodak String Set Camera w / Barrel Shutter

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Here is an extremely rare Original Kodak made by The Eastman Dry Plate & Film Company in 1888. This is the earliest string set camera Kodak made with the barrel shutter. This Original Kodak was changed very soon after its release to the No. 1 String Set Kodak with the sector shutter. Hardly any of these original barrel shutter cameras survived. At some point in this cameras past it had been converted to shoot single plates but has since been converted back to look like it originally should. You can see that a portion of the top in the middle has been replaced. The rest of the outside of the camera is all original. The leather is actually in really good shape for its age as I have had other original string sets and the leather has been really poor. The back of the camera is original but the wooden structure inside is a replacement and non functional. The embossing on the outside of the back is easy to see and read and all original. The numbers match on the camera and the back. The shutter does fire and I have included a video below of its operation. The problem with the shutter is that it needs a new string wound on. I had to manually rotate the barrel to cock it and then it fired as it should when I pressed the shutter release. In the video the shutter fires fast so its hard to see but it is firing. The lens element in the shutter is not original. It does not come with a key. While the camera is not useable anymore it makes a great display piece as you can't see that it missing some of its internal structure from the outside. A great chance to get a very rare camera for your collection. The camera is "sold as-is". Check out my other auctions for more rare cameras and brass lenses. Buyer pays shipping and the shipping quote includes insurance.
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