I have no idea what this is so maybe you all can help me here. It is a beautiful Eastman Kodak instrument that encases a compass, thermometer and what looks like a measure meter of some type. The band surrounding the distance meter rotates you you can change feet into inches. It reads "for direct reading compensated. This side is also marked Eastman Kodak Stores Inc. and Made in England. The other side has a compass and a thermometer. The compass can be turned on or off with a little switch. The thermometer works and is a mercury thermometer. The instrument is in pristine condition with no damage. I am unsure how accurate it is but it is just perfect in looks and clean. No dents or damage of any kind. The case is original to the piece and opens on either side. It is covered in leather and lined in green velvet. The inside is in excellent condition and the outside in very good but slightly worn condition. See photos. One clasp does not grip but is fixable. The compass, thermometer and meter measures 2" across and is 1" tall. A rare find and certainly an interesting one. Perhaps it was used in conjunction with a large format camera of some kind.
I did find an article on the store so here it is for you.
Eastman Kodak Stores Inc.,
Historical Data Scrapbook
Hagley’s Pictorial Collections Department recently purchased a
scrapbook kept by employees of the Eastman Kodak Company’s
Boston branch store. The scrapbook documents over a century
of history for the photographic supply firm, from 1845 to 1963.
It is composed of photographs, news clippings, and ephemera,
accompanied by brief journal entries describing employee
news, thefts, and accidents. Of company-wide interest, the
journal mentions releases of new Kodak products and details other important company events, such as the effect of the Great
Depression on sales in 1933 and the rationing of Kodak film
during World War II. The author writes:
In June (1943) as during all the war years, film was rationed.
When a supply was put on the shelves there was, of course, almost
a ‘stampede’ for the public to purchase but one roll per customer.
(Note: One of our counters was moved from its foundation from
the force of the public endeavoring to obtain the film!!)
In 1902, the Eastman Kodak Company purchased the Boston
firm of Horgan, Robey & Co., retailers of photographic goods and
supplies. The new company was incorporated under the name
Robey-French Company. Robey-French continued to sell both
professional and amateur photographic supplies, in addition to
operating developing and photo-printing services. In 1927, the
business’s name changed to Eastman Kodak Stores, Inc.; in that
same year, the store opened a second branch in Boston’s Hotel
Stadler Building. As Eastman Kodak Stores, Inc., grew in success, the firm moved into a number of increasingly larger locations
around the city, with such amenities as a projection studio for
showing Cine-Kodak motion picture film. In 1961, the business
constructed a brand new facility on Needham Street to cater solely
to professional photographers.
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