Sub-series 2005.001.05.01 - Cameras

2005.001.05.01.002 No. 1A Pocket Kodak, Model B  1 2005.001.05.01.029 Rainbow Hawk-Eye No. 2, Model C 1 2005.001.05.01.033 Baby Brownie 1 2005.001.05.01.040 - Baby Brownie Special 2005.001.05.01.044 Brownie Target Six-16 1 2005.001.05.01.045 Brownie Flash Six-20 1 2005.001.05.01.046 Bantam RF  1 2005.001.05.01.047 Brownie 127  1 2005.001.05.01.048 Brownie Bull's-Eye 1 Brownie Holiday Flash 2005.001.05.01.050 Pony 135, Model C 1 2005.001.05.01.052 Brownie Starflex with flashgun 1 2005.001.05.01.069 Advantix 4100ix Zoom 1 2005.001.05.01.070 Advantix 2000 Auto 1 2005.001.05.01.04 Winner Pocket 1 2005.001.05.01.103 Kodak Disc 4100 1

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Cameras

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2005.001.05.01

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  • 1893-1997 (Creation)
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    Kodak Canada Inc.

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171 photographic equipment : cameras

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(1900-)

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Canadian Kodak Ltd., which became Kodak Canada Inc. in 1979, manufactured photographic films, papers and equipment for over a century in Toronto, Ontario. The company formed the Canadian branch of the successful Eastman Kodak Company, and officially opened its doors in 1900 at 41 Colborne Street under the direction of John G. Palmer. The company expanded and moved to 588 King Street West in 1908, but already plans were underway for an expansive complex to the north of the city. In 1912, Canadian Kodak purchased 25 acres of farmland near Weston Road and Eglinton Avenue to build a major manufacturing facility known as Kodak Heights. By 1925, there were over 900 employees working in seven buildings at Kodak Heights. Over the years, the company earned a reputation for having a cooperative and supportive relationship with its employees, adopting many of the successful practices in place at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York. In 1940, an Employee's Building was constructed to accommodate the activities of the flourishing Recreation Club, the Department Mangers' Club, and the Kodak Heights Camera Club. During the 1990s, the rise of digital media began to have a serious impact on manufacturing programs at Kodak facilities around the world, causing the Eastman Kodak Company to reduce its production of traditional print photography by one third globally. The company chose to focus on digital products, which did not require the extensive facilities used in the production of traditional photographic materials. On December 9, 2004, Kodak Canada Ltd. informed its employees that manufacturing operations in traditional film products would cease entirely at Kodak Heights. The company's facility faced the same fate as many of its foreign counterparts in England, Australia and France, being completely abandoned and demolished shortly after closure in 2005. Kodak Canada still maintains a sales and support office in downtown Toronto, while the manufacture of traditional photographic chemistry has returned to Rochester.

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(1931-)

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Kodak AG is the German branch of the Kodak company. It originated at the end of the 19th century as German branch of Kodak in Berlin, named Eastman Kodak GmbH

Later, in the 20th century, the German Kodak branch became listed at the German stock market, and it bought the independent camera maker Nagel, and its founder Dr. August Nagel became general director of the company when it was bought by Eastman Kodak Company on December 1, 1931. Kodak A.G. Dr. Nagel Werk developed its own line of products including the Kodak Retina Camera. The first Retina camera (Type 117) was introduced in the summer of 1934 along with a new 35mm film Daylight Loading Cartridge (DLC). Dr. August Nagel held the German patent for this new 35mm DLC. This 35mm Daylight Loading Cartridge was designed for the Kodak Retina camera and was also designed to retrofit into existing Leica and Contax cameras. Nagel's son Helmut Nagel led the company after the war.

Source: http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Kodak_AG

Custodial history

Cameras in the collection come from the Kodak Canada Heritage Collection Museum. The museum was established in 1999 by Kodak Canada Inc. in preparation for the company's centennial year celebration. Cameras were donated from Kodak offices and former employees to Kodak Canada Heritage Museum prior to the collection being acquired by Ryerson University. For specific donor information consult record: 2005.001.02.001.11

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Sub-series illustrates the production history of the Kodak company's commercial camera production. The collection represents all major styles of medium and small format cameras produced by the company and consists of 171 plate and film cameras, including; box cameras, folding cameras, disposable cameras, range finder cameras, single-lens reflex cameras, twin-lens reflex cameras, ciné cameras, and digital cameras. The cameras are organized chronologically.

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Donated by Kodak Canada Inc in 2005

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