Here's a picture of the loaded case for the KODAK view camera model B that I used to own. This was whole plate (6.5 x 8.5in) so fairly close to 8x10, and the model B was a folding wood design probably very close to the 2D and made by KODAK in Britain. I found this outfit for sale in a camera magazine in the early 1990s when I lived in Britain and I brought it with me to the USA when I emigrated. The loaded case was very heavy, you wouldn't want to go far with it. The camera construction was interesting, all the wood was finished black, all the metal parts were finished silver, perhaps to resemble aluminum, but they were in fact steel for superior strength. It came with dark slides and Ilford still made whole plate film and I learned large format photography with it using 5x7 lenses that just covered with no movements and a bit of corner darkening!
This is what my case looks like. It was in the same basic shape as this one. I am keeping it to use as a pattern to make a new one.My 2D from the early 1940s is in a light fiberboard case with no maker's label. The top section holds the legs of a Kodak No. 4 tripod. The lower left section holds the bed extension and up to 8 film holders. The center section holds the tripod top, lenses, and other accessories. The right section holds the camera with the sliding tripod block and one compact lens. The case measures 8x27x18 inches and weighs 43 pounds.
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