Kodak Instamatic 100 camera.
Kodak
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1965 - 1968
Materials
Plastic, Glass, Braid
Measurements
62 x 108 x 53 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525760.1
Summary
Kodak Instamatic 100 camera. Simple camera designed to use 126 film cartridges and flash cubes. The whole is constructed of black and silver plastic and metal. The top of the camera has a shutter release on the right and a plate which is the top of the pop out flash bulb holder on the left. The back of the camera has a small viewfinder top center and the bulk of the back opens to the left, released by a small spring clip on the right side, to expose the film compartment. Inside the back plate is marked "DFC17". Inside the case there is a number DD204. The back has a small clear plastic window which is embossed "Wind film to stop". The left side has a fixing for a clip on braid wrist strap which is in position. The right side has the film compartment release clip. The front of the camera has at the top right side, the shutter release. In the top center is the viewfinder and to the left is an embossed plate which reads "Instamatic camera 100". Below and central is the lens with the word "Kodak" to the right and a push button on the left which releases the pop out flash bulb holder, which takes "peanut" flash bulbs from the top of the camera. The base of the camer has the battery compartment on the right and the slide cover bears the words "one base up one base down".
Makers and roles
Kodak, manufacturer