Original box for Kodak Bantam f.8 miniature camera.
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1938 - 1942
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
128 x 78 x 50 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524662.2
Summary
Original box for Kodak Bantam f.8 miniature camera by Eastman Kodak Co. (EKC). Cardboard box in two parts - base and lid that slides over. Black finish on outside, with linear art deco style design and text on lid, and EKC logo, all in silver and cream. Printed on each end of the lid: Kodak Bantam f.8. Made in United States of America by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Patent Office. Container made in United States of America". Inside base of box is corrugated card support, cut to size to accommodate the camera.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Eastman Kodak Co , manufacturer