February 23rd, 2012
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2012
Early Kodak Camera mounted albumen photograph of ten (10) soldiers in uniform, c1890’s. With backmark “MANUFACTURERS OF THE KODAK CAMERA THE EASTMAN COMPANY” VG.Young bank clerk George Eastman founded a company in 1880 to manufacture photographic dry plates in Rochester, New York. He obtained financing and engaged in research with a goal of simplifying photography. His breakthrough, in 1883, was the creation of film in roll form, for the first time allowing multiple exposures with a single loading. In 1888 he created a small plain black box camera that had a pushbutton to take pictures and a key to advance the film. Sold pre-loaded with a roll of 100 shots, this was the first Kodak camera.
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