Eastman Kodak Co.
Empire State View 11x14 / Eastman View Camera 11x14
Date Introduced:
re-introduced, 1928 ; Years
Manufactured: c.1923-1930s
Construction: front and rear focus
via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails); double swing;
three-piece lensboard; reversing by removable back
Materials: mahogany body; cherry base; black leatherette
bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 11x14 only
Notes: After having discarded the name Empire State in about
1915, Eastman re-introduced a model Empire State View by 1923. Bearing
similarities in design to both the Century No. 1 and Empire State, Improved, it was only available in the 11x14
format. By 1928, the name of this same 11x14 model was changed to The Eastman View
Camera 11x14. The only reason apparent for the name game is that in 1923, there were
already a model called Eastman View No. 1, so "Empire State"
was resurrected. By 1928, the Eastman View No. 1 had been discontinued, so the name
was open.
References:
Eastman Professional Catalog 1923, p. 29
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1927,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p.
17
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1928,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 13
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1929,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 13
No. 29 Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Outfits and
Supplies, Eastman Kodak Stores, Inc. (St. Louis, MO), May 1, 1929, p. 4
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1930,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 13
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1931-1932,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 13
Photographic Materials, Mail Order Catalog No. 131,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), April 1931, p. 33
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1932-1933,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 10
(lumped with the 2d)
Catalogue No. 42 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and
Photographic Accessories 1932-33, Central Camera
Co. (Chicago, IL), p. 39 (As Eastman View Camera 11x14)
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1934-1935,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 12
(lumped with the 2d)
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1935-1936,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 8
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1936-1937,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p.
8
(lumped with the 2d)
Catalogue of Photographic Materials,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY) Catalog No. 397,
July
1939, p. 43
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