Kodak Vest Pocket Soldier Camera and Art Deco

Kodak Vest Pocket the most popular Camera in the World War I, introduced in 1915.

Introduced 1915 and continued through to 1926 although after 1919 construction was changed from the strut type bellows to a drop bed. Very small the first popular compact camera, it would fit comfortably into a vest pocket. Sometimes referred to as the “soldiers camera” because of its small size it was rumoured to have been carried by soldiers in the 1914-1918 war. This may have happened once or twice but not as a regular event. Its use would have been strictly prohibited.

Format: 8 exposures on 127 film (4cm x 6.5cm)

Lens: Single element meniscus or rapid rectilinear

Shutter: Kodak ball bearing shutter. Speeds 1/25th, 1/50th, B and T

Size: Including case 13cm x 8cm x 3cm

Kodak Art Deco Camera manufactured between 1933 and 1937 pre war beauty