Kodak Premoette Junior No. 1 Folding Pocket Bellows Camera, 1911 - Untested

This beautiful antique camera is intended as a collector’s item and/or for display, as are all others we found online, the value increasing only with instructions and original box, which we do not have. 
 
We believe this belonged to Alice Burr, who became one of the first well-regarded American photographers in the early 1900s.
 
Produced by the Eastman Kodak Company, descended from the Premo camera series made by the Rochester Optical Co., it was designed to be a compact, portable, and easy-to-use camera for amateur photographers. When not in use, the lens and bellows collapse into the camera's body, which is covered in a material called "leatherette." The camera is then held closed by a folding bed. There are two notches for the lens, one for subjects 6-20 feet away, and one for those 20 feet away. 
 
All moving parts seem to work still, including the flash atop the case. The camera lens bellow leather is a bit dry but not peeling or breaking yet. The outer case has some wear and tear consistent with age. 
 
The case has U.S.A Pat. Nov. 10 03 stamped on a metal bracket. Next to the lens is a logo with 25 BT 50 printed above it. Encircling the lens are the words ‘Made By Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. / Ball Bearing / Pat’d Jan 18, 1910.  Inside the back panel is ‘Manufactured by EASTMAN KOCAK CO., successors to ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO. Rochester. N.Y. U.S.A.’ followed by the year 1911.
 
H 3 3/8” x L 4 5/8” x D 1 3/8”
 
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