The KODAK camera introduced in 1888 by George Eastman, an American innovator and entrepreneur, was the first “box” camera to become widely adopted by the public and its design became the archetype for box camera designs introduced by many different manufacturers. He perfected the Kodak camera, the first camera designed specifically to use roll film.
The use of flexible roll film meant that the cameras were light and portable and could be used without the encumbrance of tripods and the attendant difficulty of using glass photographic plates which were typical of earlier cameras.
It was a simple, leather-covered wooden box – small and light enough to be held in the hands. Taking a photograph with the Kodak was very easy, requiring only three simple actions; turning the key (to wind on the film); pulling the string (to set the shutter); and pressing the button (to take the photograph). Before the introduction of the Kodak, photographers were responsible for making their own arrangements for the development and printing of their pictures.
Beach photographer, about 1890
Boy paddling in the sea, about 1890
Children paddling in the sea, about 1890
Children paddling in the sea, about 1890
The use of flexible roll film meant that the cameras were light and portable and could be used without the encumbrance of tripods and the attendant difficulty of using glass photographic plates which were typical of earlier cameras.
It was a simple, leather-covered wooden box – small and light enough to be held in the hands. Taking a photograph with the Kodak was very easy, requiring only three simple actions; turning the key (to wind on the film); pulling the string (to set the shutter); and pressing the button (to take the photograph). Before the introduction of the Kodak, photographers were responsible for making their own arrangements for the development and printing of their pictures.
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