Kodak Instamatic 100
New York

The Eastman Kodak Company

George Eastman started what would become Kodak, by manufacturing dry plates for photography in Rochester, New York in 1880.

Eastman founded the “Eastman Dry Plate Company” on January 1st 1881, together with his partner, Henry A. Strong. This company was renamed The Eastman Kodak Company on the 23rd of may 1892.

Cameras

The Brownie camera was the photographers Ford Model T. The first easy to use, reasonably priced camera, that could be bought and used by anybody. And like the Ford T, they were built and sold in the millions.

Kodak Brownie Flash B with the "Kodet" lens
Brownie Flash B with the “Kodet” lens

The Kodak Instamatic was sold by the tens of millions after its 1963 introduction.

Kodak Instamatic 100
The Instamatic 100

Projectors

Of cause you need to have a film projector to be able to show your 8 mm films, and Kodak had a selection of these too.

Kodak Brownie 8 Movie Projector Model 10E F/1.6
Brownie 8 Movie Projector Model 10E F/1.6

Film

A box full of Kodak DIAS film
A box full of Kodak DIAS film
Kodak Verichrome Film advertisement - Development and copying of photographic film is done fast and carefully - Metal sign
Verichrome Film advertisement – Development and copying of photographic film is done fast and carefully – Metal sign

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