Eastman Kodak Co.
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: 5×7 (below), 6.5×8.5, 8×10, 7×11 (above)
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 7×11 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 Catalog 1923, Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), pp. 26-27
Studio and Kodak Finishing Equipment Catalog, Z.T. Briggs Photo Supply Co. (Kansas City, MO, c. 1927, p. 62
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1927, Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), pp. 16-17
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1928, Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 12
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1929, Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 12
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. 12
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1931-1932, Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 12
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
Catalogue No. 42 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories 1932-33, Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), p. 39
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1934-1935, Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 12
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1935-1936, Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 8
Photographic Materials, George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY) Catalog No. 136, April 1936, p. 40
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus 1936-1937, Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 8
Catalogue of Photographic Materials, George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY) Catalog No. 397, July 1939, p. 43
