OOAK Antique Original Kodak Film President Stuber Ephemera Lot Camera Photo Pic

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Seller: bluehawkcoins ✉️ (1,142) 100%, Location: Tallahassee, Florida, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 394401961379 OOAK Antique Original Kodak Film President Stuber Ephemera Lot Camera Photo Pic.

What you’re viewing is an absolutely one-of-a-kind lot of memorabilia from the Stuber family, more specifically the estate of Marjorie “Dibby” Stuber Cleveland, known for their connection to the Eastman Kodak company. This is literally a lot of authentic memorabilia that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.


Please read the entire description below which includes historical information about the family to verify authenticity.


The lot includes the gold foil-covered box, 1930’s German Bisque cake topper (bride/groom figurine), five place cards, two newspaper clippings, one handwritten note from the grandchild of William Stuber, original 1935 Brownie Junior Six-16 Camera, original Brownie Camera User Manual from 1929, original 1950’s Brownie Starmatic Camera User Manual, original 1960’s Kodak Instamatic 150 Camera User Manual, original 1960’s Kodak Instamatic 300 Camera User Manual.


The box covered in gold foil is from the June 6, 1938, Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration of Mr. William Stuber (1864-1959), the President of Kodak (1925-1934), and Mrs. Rosa Reutlinger Stuber (1867-1957), the daughter of German National Bank of Louisville President, and Civil War Veteran, Adolph Reutlinger. They were married on June 6, 1888. The photos on the top of the box are of Mr. and Mrs. Stuber.


The two place cards adorned with the prominent golden “S” inside of a diamond are from the June 6, 1938, Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration of Mr. William Stuber and Mrs. Rosa Reutlinger Stuber. Notice the golden edge around the entirety of the cards.


The three place cards adorned with the prominent silver “S” are from the September 14, 1940, wedding of Mr. Merritt Cleveland, and Mrs. Marjorie “Dibby” Stuber Cleveland. “Dibby” was the granddaughter of 1920’s Kodak President William Stuber and daughter of 1940’s Kodak Vice President of Sales & Advertising Adolph Stuber.


The newspaper clippings are from the wedding announcements of Mr. Merritt Cleveland and Mrs. Marjorie “Dibby” Stuber Cleveland. Notice the reverse side of the larger newspaper clipping, there are three return address labels holding the clipping together. The address labels are from Mrs. Adolf Stuber (Ruth Chapman) from their home address located at 175 Ambassador Drive in Brighton, New York, a suburb outside of Rochester. See the photo included in the posting regarding this address which is a photo of the home along with its appraised value of $1.5 million according to Realtor.com.


The camera is an original Kodak Six - 16 “Brownie Junior” camera from 1935 that belonged to the Stuber family.


The User Manuals are as described above.


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Below is the history about the family and information supporting the authenticity of the items up for auction:


In 1893, the Eastman Kodak company was in dire straits. Henry Reichenbach, the company's star chemist and emulsion maker, had left in disgrace. The entire country was experiencing a financial depression, and it was beginning to look as if the glory days of Kodak were over. Into this crisis stepped William G. Stuber of Louisville, Kentucky.


George Eastman, President and Founder of the Eastman Kodak company, first met Stuber at a photographic convention. A portrait photographer of national repute, Stuber had just returned from Switzerland, where he had spent six months studying emulsion techniques of Dr. John Henry Smith. In fact, Stuber owned a half-interest in Henry's new plate-coating machine. Ever alert to talent and rival technologies alike, Eastman invited the photographer to Rochester to interview for the position of foreman in the transparency plate department.


Stuber arrived confident of getting the job, as he brought his family with him. He was not misguided. During the interview, Eastman asked the photographer for his opinion on why Kodak film went bad after about six months. Without missing a beat, Stuber told him it was because of the way the emulsions were handled during production. Taken aback, Eastman pressed for more information and received a theory he could test for himself. Stuber was assigned to work on emulsions a few days later.


At the time, emulsions were a particularly sore point at Kodak Park. With the departure of Reichenbach, the celluloid used for the film began to go bad, and with that, the emulsions no longer worked. Stuber would eventually solve this problem in a manner that remains a trade secret even today, and pull Kodak out of its crisis -- but not before he had paid his dues. In 1896, exasperated with his poor results, he (Stuber) tendered his resignation. However, Eastman refused to accept it and asked what his success rate was. When Stuber replied that he might get two good batches and two bad ones a day, Eastman suggested he make more batches. Stuber remained with the Eastman Kodak company.


Stuber's own position at the company would be a frequent source of contention. At one time or another, he was at odds with many of the key people under Eastman's employment -- after Eastman, he was the second-highest paid employee at Kodak -- and eventually with Eastman himself. Having been made president of Eastman Kodak on Eastman's retirement in 1925 (in recognition of the contributions he made to the company), he continued to complain that his contract was unsatisfactory. Yet for all that, when Eastman fell ill in 1930, Stuber still felt close enough to his employer to send him the formula for a personal "emulsion"--15 drops of iodine a day, chased down by Scotch or Rye.


Mr. Stuber was personally chosen by and succeeded George Eastman as President of the Eastman Kodak Company, serving from 1925 to 1934. He married his bride, Mrs. Rosa Reutlinger Stuber on June 6, 1888. Rosa was the daughter of then President of the German National Bank of Louisville, Adolph Reutlinger. They had a son, Adolph Stuber, in 1889.


Adolph Stuber (1889-1984) was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Adolph followed in his father's footsteps and joined Kodak shortly after receiving his bachelors in mechanical engineering from Cornell University in 1912. He became General Manager of Camera Works in 1923 and was transferred to the Sales Department as Assistant Vice President in 1933. He was promoted to Vice President for Sales in 1942, becoming Vice President for Sales and Advertising three years later. He is best known as the creator of Kodak's Colorama exhibit, which appeared in Grand Central Terminal from 1950 to 1990. Adolph also helped develop the first metal-frame camera.


Adolph was elected to the Board of Directors on February 18, 1947. He retired from management in 1954 and from the Board in 1962.


Adolph Stuber married his wife, Ruth Chapman Stuber (1892-1953), and they had a daughter, Marjorie “Dibby” Cleveland (Stuber) and a son, William James Stuber.


Marjorie “Dibby” Stuber Cleveland (1917-2003) was a philanthropist along with her husband, Merritt Cleveland, and was a huge supporter of nursing and a huge donor (largest financial donation in the school’s history) for the development of the University of Rochester (New York) Nursing Program. She passed away in 2003.

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