A Kodak EK4 Instant Camera.
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1976 - 1978
Materials
Plastic, Leather, Glass, Metal
Measurements
165 x 135 x 90 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525669.1
Summary
A Kodak EK4 Instant Camera. This is a simple camera producing instant prints. It is oriented in anunusual vertical position and film is advanced by a crank handle on the side. Focus canbe varied from 4 feet upwards and there is a crude exposure adjustment. The lens is f11/137mm. The body of the camera is plastic with a decorative leather panel on the front above which is 'Kodak EK4 Instant Camera'. At the top is the Kodak crest and 'Made in U.S.A.'. There is a flash socket. On the rear is a battery test light/button. The battery used is 6v size J. At the base is the film chamber with geared winder spools. The frame carrries the printing ' Made in Rochester NY, USA by Eastmen Kodak Company Uses Kodak Instant Print Film PR-10'. Finished prints emerge from the bottom. A fabric wrist strap is clipped on.
Provenance
Donated to The Fox Talbot Museum by the estate of Keith Whiting.
Makers and roles
Eastman Kodak Co , manufacturer