Kodak Instamatic Camera 104.
Kodak
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1965
Materials
Plastic
Measurements
60 x 100 x 50 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525591.1
Summary
Kodak Instamatic Camera 104. The front of the camera has the words INSTAMATIC CAMERA 104 and the KODAK logo with MADE IN ENGLAND. The lens and view finder. The top of the camera has the film winder. The back of the camera has a clear strip so that film can be seen with the words “WIND FILM TO STOP”. The back can be opened to insert the film. The view finder is at the top. The left of the camera has a metal hook to allow for a strap which is not present. The base of the camera has a slide with the words ONE BASE UP, ONE BASE DOWN. The top of the camera has the button to press to take the photograph. Film: 126 film cartridge Lens: Plastic, single element, meniscus; 1:11/43mm Shutter: mechanical leaf, with speeds of 1/90 sec. and (with flashcube attached) 1/40 sec. Flash: Flashcubes (not Magicubes or X-Cubes)
Provenance
Donated to the Fox Talbot Museum by Beverley Keitch, acting for the late Mrs Christiane Eugenie Lucie Clare-Wallis of Ashford Court, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2PX.
Makers and roles
Kodak, manufacturer