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Bullet Camera

Walter Dorwin Teague

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Brooklyn Museum photograph

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Caption

Walter Dorwin Teague American, 1883–1960. Bullet Camera, 1880s–1905. Bakelite, metal, glass, 2 3/4 × 4 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (7 × 12.4 × 4.8 cm) mount: 2 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 3 in. (7 × 12.1 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Eva, Alan, and Louis Brill, 1998.143.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.143.4_front_PS22.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Bullet Camera

Date

1880s–1905

Geography

Place manufactured: Rochester, New York, United States

Medium

Bakelite, metal, glass

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

2 3/4 × 4 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (7 × 12.4 × 4.8 cm) mount: 2 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 3 in. (7 × 12.1 × 7.6 cm)

Markings

Marked on front of camera, raised letters on ring framing lens: "BULLET / CAMERA" On back of camera, raised letters below viewfinder: "MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y."

Credit Line

Gift of Eva, Alan, and Louis Brill

Accession Number

1998.143.4

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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Frequent Art Questions

  • Who made this camera?

    This "Bullet Camera" was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague and manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co. around 1937. The black exterior is streamlined, or made to look aerodynamic, with smooth bakelite (a kind of plastic) and horizontal lines.
    This retired photographer thanks you.

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Artists and makers

Walter Dorwin Teague

47 works in the collection

Eastman Kodak Co.

4 works in the collection