Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY
No. 2D View Camera
Eastman Professional
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and
Materials, Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1923, pp. 26-27
7x11
Date Introduced: December, 1921 ;
Years Manufactured: 1921 - c.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 lens board
Materials: mahogany body; cherry base;
black leatherette bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x7,
6 ½x8 ½, 8x10, 7x11
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 7x11
size.
From the Eastman House Web Site:
Eastman View No. 2D Size Dates Intro. Price
5 x 7 Dec. 1921 - Feb. 1950 $42.00
6 ½ x 8 ½ 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: 5x7
Eastman Professional Catalogue of
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1923, pp. 26-27
Studio and Kodak Finishing Equipment Catalog,
Z. T. Briggs Photo Supply Co. (Kansas
City, MO, c. 1927, p. 62
Eastman Professional Catalogue
of Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co.
(Rochester, NY), 1925, pp.
21-22
Catalogue of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1927,
pp. 16-17
Photographic
Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 127,
George
Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), Jan. 1927, p. 33
Catalogue of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1928,
p. 12
Catalogue of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1929,
p. 12
No. 29 Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Outfits and Supplies,
Eastman Kodak Stores, Inc. (St. Louis, MO), May 1, 1929, p. 4
Catalogue of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), 1930,
p. 12
Photographic
Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 130,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), Jul.
1930, p. 33
Catalogue of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY),
1931-1932, p. 12
Photographic Materials, Mail Order Catalog No.
131, George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY),
April 1931, p. 33
Photographic
Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 132,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), May
1932, p. 33
Catalog of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY),
1932-1933, p. 10
Catalogue No. 42 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and
Photographic Accessories 1932-33, Central
Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), p. 39
Photographic
Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 134,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), May
1934, p. 33
Catalog of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY),
1934-1935, p. 12
Photographic Materials Mail Order Catalogue No. 135, George
Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), July 1935, p. 40
Catalog of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY),
1935-1936, p. 8
Photographic Materials, George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY)
Catalog No. 136, April 1936, p. 40
Catalog of
Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY),
1936-1937, p. 8
Professional Photographic Equipment, Catalogue No. 36, Eastman
Kodak Stores, Inc. (St. Paul, MN), c.1936, p. 7
Photographic Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 138A. George
Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), Feb. 15, 1938, p.46
Catalogue
of Eastman Professional
Photographic Apparatus and Materials,
Eastman Kodak Co.
(Rochester, NY), 1938, p. 8
Catalogue of Photographic Materials,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY) Catalog No. 397,
July 1939, p.
43
