Lot 243
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EASTMAN DRY PLATE AND FILM CO., Rochester, NYA rollfilm No. 1 Kodak camera no. 2863 with winding key, in maker's leather case; a manuscript journal of a sea cruise by Lt. Colonel Milligan dated 1889 with thirty-seven tipped-in No. 1 Kodak photographs; a Pocket Kodak (lacks shutter). (3)

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EASTMAN DRY PLATE AND FILM CO., Rochester, NYA rollfilm No. 1 Kodak camera no. 2863 with winding key, in maker's leather case; a manuscript journal of a sea cruise by Lt. Colonel Milligan dated 1889 with thirty-seven tipped-in No. 1 Kodak photographs; a Pocket Kodak (lacks shutter). (3)
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The journal records a voyage undertaken by Lt. Col. Milligan beginning 12 March 1889 at Tilbury Docks to the Mediteranean. The No. 1 Kodak camera was launched in 1889 and this example must be amongst the earliest made.

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