Block-Notes

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: L. Gaumont & Cie.
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1902
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1902-1924
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 4.5 x 6 cm.
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: 220 francs
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: folding
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS:
  75mm f/6.3 Zeiss Tessar
  f/6.8 Hermagis Anastigmat
  Darlot Rapid Rectilinear
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "Introduced in 1902, the Block-Notes was the earliest example of the
  popular precision-made vest pocket cameras." (Lothrup, 1973).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: G271.00003
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 683

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Lothrop, Eaton S., Jr. --A Century of Cameras from the Collection of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House.-- Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1973. pp 120.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 209.//