Summary

Bantam camera with a telescoping, 40mm f8 lens, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company. This particular example was inside its original box.

This object is part of the Kodak Heritage Collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.

Physical Description

Black bakelite camera previously inside original packaging.

More Information

  • Collection Names

    Kodak Heritage Collection

  • Collecting Areas

    Images & Image Making

  • Acquisition Information

    Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005

  • Acknowledgement

    Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.

  • Manufacturer

    Eastman Kodak Company, 1938-1942

  • Inscriptions

    On metal edge of camera: 'KODAK BANTAM F.8 / MADE IN U.S.A. BY / EASTMAN KODAK CO. / ROCHESTER N.Y. / OPEN ; LOCK' On the top of the box: 'KODAK / BANTAM / f8' On both ends of the box: 'KODAK BANTAM / f8 / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY / EASTMAN KODAK CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. / TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE / CONTAINED MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'

  • Classification

    Photography, Image making equipment, Cameras

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Technology

  • Type of item

    Object

  • Overall Dimensions

    110 mm (Width), 35 mm (Depth), 62 mm (Height)

  • References

    James & Joan McKeown (Eds.), 'McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras 2001-2002', Centennial Photo Service, United States of America, 2001

  • Keywords

    Photographic Products, Cameras, Photography