KODAK CAMERA No. 8188

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KODAK CAMERA No. 8188
Eastman Dry Plate & Film Co., Rochester, NY; paper negative roll, morocco-leather-covered body with sighting lines, string-setting barrel shutter, felt lens plug, winding key, in original maker's wooden box with the Kodak Manual. The Kodak, What is said about it, and The Kodak Camera

Literature

Brian Coe (1988), Kodak Cameras, The First One Hundred Years, p.11

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Sale room notice

The camera is serial number 3183. The box was originally for a Kodak 1 and has a hand-written serial number 10593.

Lot Essay

Condition: 2
Cosmetic: Good condition, minimal marks to camera body.

The original Kodak was introduced in 1888 and remained in production for one year only. It was re-launched as the No. 1 Kodak alongside the No. 2 Kodak in 1889. It produced 6cm. diameter images, the No. 1 Kodak 6.5cm. diameter images, and the No. 2 Kodak 9cm. diameter images.

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