What type of camera was this taken with? And what type of photo

[CivilWarSaver]

Hello, this is the front and back of a picture of some of my ancestors. This picture was take between 1902 and 1911.

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Very likely a Kodak Brownie. Hard to tell the camera from a print (as opposed to the negative).

Kodak No.2 Brownie Camera Information | The Brownie Camera Page

I'm guessing the 1901 introduced No. 2 because the Image isn't square.

 

[CivilWarSaver]

Thank you Charlie!

 

[Peyton Manning]

man am I old! I remember cameras similar to those

 

[fyrffytr1]

What is the size of the picture not including the mat?

 

[CivilWarSaver]

About 2 1/2 inches on the bottom of the photograph

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I have a couple. Bellows cameras, too. As a kid I used to pick them up at rummage sales for 25¢.

I worked for Anitec, that was GAF, that was Ansco, that was Analine-Scoville, that was Scoville . . . that supplied the camera Mathew Brady took the Civil War images with. A relative patented the "compact camera" with accordian bellows to allow a camera to better focus.

Pearsall-Timeline

 

[River Rat]

I have a bunch of photos that are on the mat, many had a closing top that could be folded back to make a standing frame. My parents married in 1937, their pictures were in the heavy cardboard framing. I know they were still making those matting/framing after WWII, cause I have wedding photos of aunts & uncles in them.

 

[CivilWarSaver]

Is there any specific name for the black board?

 

[fyrffytr1]

About 2 1/2 inches on the bottom of the photograph

Is the photo inserted into the mat? If so the actual picture would be a bit bigger. What is the height?
Here is a link to a Kodak film site that dates the different sizes of film.

http://www.brownie-camera.com/film.shtml

 

[CivilWarSaver]

Is the photo inserted into the mat? If so the actual picture would be a bit bigger. What is the height?
Here is a link to a Kodak film site that dates the different sizes of film.

http://www.brownie-camera.com/film.shtml

It’s stuck on top of the mat

 

[River Rat]

I'm on "Google" searching, I did see something called a frame able mat. Some that I have, have the photography studio's name embossed. My grandparents...photos were taken in Hungary.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

A contact print is the same size as the negative. Using an enlarger (typical - a projector that holds the negative and exposes it to a positive image for developing) the print can be blown up to as large as you can find photographic paper for.

The largest we did at GAF/Ansco was 12 feet x 12 feet for "government" images.

 

[namxat]

Is there any specific name for the black board?

Try to google Passe-partout. With or without the "-". Should be no problem to get replacement.


Greets Namxat

 

[CivilWarSaver]

Bump

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I'd say the Brownie is a fairly good guess for what camera was used... Cool photo, be sure you keep as much info as you have with it so it doesn't end up forgotten like so many others