Item is a small novelty film camera that is disguised as a railroad pocket watch, first produced into early 1900's and sold until 1939. The exposure is made through the winding stem and the winding knob serves as a lens cap, and required special film cartridges. The camera is relatively common, as it was marketed for so long and several variations exist in the "Expo" trademark style, the winding knob, and the viewfinder shape. Black, red, blue enameled versions produced about 1935 are rarer. Item has its original box and triangular viewfinder, but the lens cap is missing.
Item is a small, flat, hand-held camera with black plastic body and brushed metal, gold-coloured front plate. Intended by Kodak to replace their instamatic line of cameras, the Kodak Disc cameras were designed to be simple to use, with all automatic functions. The camera used Disc film, a proprietary format that made 15, 11 x 8 mm exposures; this small negative size made the resulting prints very grainy when enlarged and, while the camera did well when it was first introduced, it lost populatiry due to the low quality prints it produced. Item includes a built in flash and wrist strap.
Item is a compact Instamatic camera for 13 x 17mm negatives with 110 film cartridges. Features a 25mm (normal setting) and 43mm (tele setting), f11 lumized lens and flash attachment. Shutter speeds of 1/125 for dayli1/45 for flash. Original sales price, $35.95.
Item is an early model of the subminiature Micro 16 camera. It uses 16 mm film in special cassettes and a cartridge to cartridge fed. The camera uses a Achromatic doublet f8 lens and a single-speed shutter. The early model was produced from late 1946 to mid-1947 and uses an aperture selector level with a raised metal arrow with a checked background. The aperture selector switches between "Bright", "Dull", and "Color".
Item is a stereo camera produced in the early 1950's when the format became widely popular with amateur photographers. The camera uses 35mm film, has 2 anastigmat lenses, 3.5/35mm with a shutter speed of 1-1/150. The camera has a flash synch on the top.
Item consists of a Kodak Motormatic 35. It was the first of Kodak's automatic exposure cameras, and the last of their American-made 35mm cameras. It has a 44mm f/2.8 Kodak Ektanar Lens, a Kodak Automatic Flash shutter, and is a fixed-lens viewfinder camera that focused by scale or estimate. The Motormatic was part of the same series as the Kodak Automatic, but the Motormatics had a 4 speed user selectable shutter and a spring driven power film advance, as opposed to the Automatics, which had a 2 speed shutter and manual lever film advance. The Motormatic 35 has a metal body with leatherette covering. Item includes a Kodalite Midget flasholder and leather case.
Item is a rangefinder snapshot camera for instant photographs using Kodak's proprietary instant print film. This model was part of a series that was Kodak's response to the successful instant cameras produced by Polaroid. A patent infringement case was brought against Kodak by Polaroid in 1977 and was finally settled in 1986, in Polaroid's favour. Kodak recalled all their instant cameras, offering customers a new camera or a rebate in exchange.
Item is a folding camera for instant photographs using Polaroid Picture Roll Land Film. Camera has a fully automatic transistorized electronic shutter. This model differs from the 101 model in that the body is plastic and it lacks the tripod socket.
Item is a folding, rangefinder, snapshot camera for instant photographs with Polaroid 200 series pack film. Body is grey plastic and does not have a tripod socket, includes a 3-element f8.8 lens. Manuals, accessory flash, timer and carrying case included.
Item is an updated version of the original One Step. Typical consumer Polaroid - Black plastic body with flash - uses 600 film with built-in electronic flash
Item is a point and shoot camera for instant photographs on the proprietary Kodak PR10 & PR144 film. It has a vertically oriented body in black and grey with a folded optical path. Focusing was through a F11/137mm lens. Has a flipflash socket on top. Udpated from the EK4 with electronic film ejectino instead of a hand crank.
This model was part of a series that was Kodak's response to the successful instant cameras produced by Polaroid. A patent infringement case was brought against Kodak by Polaroid in 1977 and was finally settled in 1986, in Polaroid's favour. Kodak recalled all their instant cameras, offering customers a new camera or a rebate in exchange. A further, class action, lawsuit by consumers followed, resulting in Kodak further offering cash or credit for the return of the Kodak nameplate.
Item is a variant of the Polaroid Land Camera model 95, and features a 3 element, 135mm f/11 lens, a 4 speed rotary-leaf shutter system with speeds 1/8 to 1/60 seconds. Used black & white 40 series 100 ISO instant roll film with a sepia tone.
Item is a Kodak Trimprint 940. It is an instant camera that used film format HS 144-10 and cost $44.95 when released. Anyone who owned this camera was offered a rebate if the camera's nameplate was returned to Kodak, when Kodak lost a case against Polaroid and was forced to withdraw its instant cameras from the market for infringement of Polaroid's patent. Hence, many of this model of camera will be found without the 940 Kodak Trimprint nameplate. It was the successor to the Kodamatic 940.
Item is a Kodak Pleaser. It is an instant camera with a 100mm f/12.7 lens, a shutter with speeds of 1/15-1/300s, and electronic exposure. It used film type PR 10 (PR144) for a picture size of 67 x 91mm. Picture ejection is by the crank on the right hand of the camera. The concept behind this unique-looking camera was to make instant photography as inexpensive and accessible as possible so that consumers might switch from Polaroid to Kodak.
Item consists of a Kodak Cameo Zoom camera outfit, including camera, wristband, instruction manual and a roll of 12 exposure Kodak Gold Ultra 400 ISO 35 mm film for colour prints. The camera itself has a slim black body with rounded edges and a flip-up automatic flash that covers the viewfinder when closed. Other features include automatic film advance, self-timer, film speed selection, the option for panoramic format, a 25-50 mm power zoom lens. Gold text on the centre recto of the camera reads: CAMEO ZOOM. Made in Taiwan.
Item consists of a Kodak KE40 EasyLoad 35 mm film camera. It features a 29 mm f/5.6 ektanar lens, a fixed shutter shutter speed of 1/200 sec., and a built-in flash unit. Uses 2 AAA alkaline batteries.
Item consists of a Kodak Cameo Motor Ex camera for use with 35 mm film. The camera itself has a slim black body with rounded edges and a flip-up automatic flash that covers the viewfinder when closed. Gold text on the centre recto of the camera reads: CAMEO MOTOR EX. Other features include automatic film advance, self-timer and film speed selection. This particular model was made in Mexico.
Item consists of a Kodak Cameo Motor Ex camera for use with 35 mm film. The camera itself has a slim black body with rounded edges and a flip-up automatic flash that covers the viewfinder when closed. Green and white text on the centre recto of the camera reads: Cameo MOTOR EX. Other features include automatic film advance, self-timer and film speed selection. This particular model was made in China.
Item consists of a disposable camera for all weather and underwater use loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Gold 400 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is March 1997.
Item consists of a one-time use waterproof camera for outdoor use loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is June 2000.
Item consists of a disposable camera for indoor/outdoor use with flash loaded with a 15 exposure roll of Kodak Gold 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is April 1998.
Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is May 2003.
Item consists of a one-time use waterproof camera for outdoor use loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is June 2000.
Item consists of a disposable camera for use in bright light loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is February 2004.
Item consists of a one-time use waterproof camera for outdoor use loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is April 2002. 19 unexposed pictures remaining.
Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 12 exposure roll of 200 ISO 110 film for colour prints. Develop before date is August 1989. Slogan on box reads: The Camera and Film All in One!
Item is a hand-held motion picture camera for filming motion pictures on 8mm film. Includes a 13mm f/2.:3 Kodak Ektanar Lens with aperture selector wheel.
Item is a portable video recorder system including a portable video-capture camera, 1 inch reel to reel video recorder and player, and monitor. Power is supplied by AC power adapters for use with standard outlets and a rechargeable battery pack that provided 45 minutes of camera operation. The camera recorded black and white signals and was originally sold from $1,400.00-$1,650.00.
Item is a cream cabinet card with gold letterpress at bottom centre, "H.C. TAIT./ PHOTOGRAPHS, FANCY GOODS." Photograph shows an old man with long beard in fur coat, seated in an interior, slightly blurred setting. He holds a paper that reads, upside-down, "THE/ -OGRAPH/-/[illegible]".
Item is a brown card with photograph pasted in centre oval, with light brown border around the oval. At lower left, embossed in white, "Noble & Pottenger/ WICHITA, KAS." Photographs hows two young men in suits, same as in 2008.001.111.
Item is a pink cabinet card with red backing. In gold letterpress at bottom, "Peppiatt FERGUS." Image is of three children with toys. The youngest is seated in the centre holding a doll in her lap. On the left, a child in striped dress sits on a rocking horse, and to the right, a boy stands holding the reins to a wooden horse head lying on the floor. On verso, in pencil, "1.00".
Card with photomechanical print on black background. Woman in a white dress is seated on an ornate chair which has been inked out in white to separate it from the background. On verso, handwritten in pencil, "met(?) Miss Ebeling-McBride/ 306/ (Virginir(?) Govdier(?) of Uttica(sic))/ 4.00"
Item is a brown cabinet card with scalloped/beveled edges and gold letterpress at bottom, reading "Hobberling/ 334 QUEEN STREET EAST,/ TORONTO, ONT." Image shows a young man in suit and tie. Photograph has a border drawn like a scroll. On verso, in pencil "2.50" and in green ink "J(?) Preston".
Item is a brown card with silver border and silver letterpress, showing Ontario crest and text "B. Frank Stewart/ ORILLIA, ONT." Image is of a man playing a guitar. He sits on an elaborate cushioned chair in front of a painted backdrop depicting plants. On verso, handwritten in pencil, "Toronto - Normal S. opened Nov 1. 1847/ Miss J. Dawson(?)"
Item is a bi-fold card with grey card and silver embossed key design at top. Inside photograph of a young woman with a short, bobbed hairstyle. In black letterpress at bottom of inside card, "Portrait by Fulton C. Stewart, Lindsay, Ont."
Item consists of a white card with gold letterpress at bottom edge, "Swithun King/ Barrie and/ Orillia". In the centre, a design with artist's palette and brushes contains the text "EXTRA/ FINISH". Photograph is a group portrait of a man and woman with 5 children. The woman stands at the back, holding the youngest child in what appears to be a velvet trimmed dress. Two girls are seated on chairs and the boy sits on the floor in front. A girl in tartan dress stands at the knees of the father on the left. Behind the group, a backdrop with leaves and a mirror. On verso, handwritten in pencil, "L-10.00".
Item consists of a photograph mounted on light grey may with two dark grey borders. Image is of a group of boys seated out on a lawn in front of a building, with a row of adults standing behind them. They are in Scouts Canada uniforms and hold a banner at the front that reads "106th/ WOLF CUBS/ DO YOUR BEST".
Item consists of a photograph mounted on grey card. Image shows a group of 7 men in suits seated in the back of a car with the roof drawn back. American flags hang from the lantern, door, and in front of the vehicle. There is a barn in the background. On verso, handwritten in pencil at upper left, "WSBCJ" and at upper right, 12.00/ 3c".
Item is a studio headshot of a man in tuxedo jacket and bow tie. Verso ink stamps read "Johnny Desmond" and "This portrait through courtesy of A. Gilbert Studios, Toronto".
Item is a studio headshot of large man with pinstriped jacket and flowered tie. Verso ink stamps "Tony Pastor," "This portrait through courtesy of A. Gilbert Studios, Toronto."
Item is a studio headshot of man with curly hair, wearing jacket, sweater vest and tie. Verso ink stamps: "Vic Damone," "This portrait through courtesy of A. Gilbert Studios, Toronto."
Item is a grey bi-fold card with silver embossed art nouveau pattern at upper left (floral). Inside potrait of a woman in sheer dress holding a violin. At bottom right, in black letterpress, "Barrett Studio/ 327 YONGE ST./ TORONTO."
Item is a grey carte de visite with portrait of a boy in checked suit and bowtie, leaning on an upholstered chair back. Drapery falls over chair on left side. On verso, in black letterpress "H. LUTHER,/ SOUTH PART/ Photograph Gallery/ 444 1/2 Third Street,/ Between Silver and Bryant Streets,/ San Francisco, Cal./ Particular attention paid to Children's Pictures./ Negatives Preserved."
Item is a portrait of two women wearing hats and coats, mounted on a green, textured card with white border, inset and emboxxed name at left, "Morton/ LINDSAY, ONT." Image has been stuck onto card where a probable previous image was removed.
Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is January 2005. 15 unexposed pictures remaining.
Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 27 exposure roll of Kodak Max 800 ISO 35mm film for colour prints. Develop before date is May 2003.
Item consists of a Kodak Advantix 3700ix. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic. It features an auto-focusing f3.6/24 mm ekton lens with a flip-up lens cover that reveals the built-in flash.. Dark grey in colour, self-timer. Uses 1 3-volt lithium battery.
Item consists of a Kodak mc3 portable media device outfit. The device featured an MP3 player, a digital camera, and a digital video recorder. Included in the outfit are the device, headphones, a CD-ROM with required software, users guide, etc., a USB cable, 3 AAA batteries and a documentation kit. For use with Kodak Picture Cards, which were available in sizes ranging from 16 MB to 96 MB.
Item is a range-finder, 16 mm motion picture camera for amateur, home use. The spring wound moter will shoot 40 feet of film before needing to be rewound.
Item is a Bell & Howell Electric Eye 8mm motion-picture camera with a 3 lens turret. Bell & Howell was a U.S. based manufacturer of motion picture technology.
Item consists of a Bell & Howell 240 motion picture camera. It is in a hard leather case also containing the manual and the case key. The camera uses 16mm film, has automatic exposure control, a 20mm lens, a self threading mechanism, has 32-fott film run and rapid winding crank, a reserve power indicator, and accepts a cable release.
Item consists of a Bell & Howell Two Fifty Two motion picture camera. It takes 8mm film, and has a Bell & Howell Super-Comat 10mm f/2.3 lens. There is a dial on the front of the camera to select aperture, light settings, and black & white or colour. It has a two-toned brown body and a winding knob on the side.
Item consists of a Cine-Kodak Eight Model 60. One of the first movie cameras made by Kodak for 8mm film, it provided a cheap and portable option for home-movie makers compared to 16mm film.
Item consists of a Kodak Instamatic M14 compact motion picture camera. It was used with silent Super 8 film cartridges and has a 14mm f/2.7 Kodak Ektanar Lens. There is the option to attach a pistol grip for easier hand-held filming.
Item consists of a Kodak Instamatic M26. It is a motion picture camera that uses a silent super 8 film cartridge and has a Kodak Ektanar 13mm f/1.8 lens. It has a 28.5mm filter, fixed focus, an under-exposure warning signal that shows in the viewfinder, auto exposure control, 18 frames per second film speed, and a cable release socket. It is the same as the Kodak Instamatic M24, but features a different lens.
Item consists of a black leather case with red velvet lining containing a Premo No. 9 Kodak folding camera, two wooden negative holders, and the camera manual. The camera used 5 x 5 or 5 x 7 plates or film packs.
Item consists of a 5" x 7" dry plate view camera with Eastman Kodak Company Fixed Prime Lens with automatic shutter. The City View camera from the Seneca Camera was available in several sizes from 5"x7" to 17"x 0", and were originally sold in a set that included a base, plate holders, carrying case, and tripod.
Item is a folding camera for 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. exposures. The Autogrpahic feature allowed notes to be made on the film by scratching them into the film paper with a special stylus. A window opened in the back of the camera to expose the backing paper. Lens is a Bausch + Lomb rectilinear lens with ball bearing shutter 1/25 - 1/100 sec. The camera was manufactured from 1913-1926.
Item is a small, folding strut camera for making 4 x 6.5cm exposures on 127 film. Unlike folding bed cameras, the lens remains exposed (on the outside of the camera) when the camera is collapsed. Lens is an Ansco Anastigmat f6.3.
Item is a self-erecting folding bed camera for use with 5.7 x 8.25 cm (2 1/2" x 4 1/4") Premo brand film packs. Lens is a Rapid Rectilinear lens by Bausch and Lomb with a Kodak Ball Bearing shutter and cable release.
Item is a folding strut camera from the popular Eastman Kodak Vest Pocket Kodak series. For 4.5 x 6 cm (1.75" x 2.36") exposures on small format, 127 roll film.
Item is a typical Kodak folding roll film camera for 620 film. The simple Kodak shutter allows T, B, and I. The Kodet lens goes from F1:12.5 to F:32. The non-optical viewfinder is a folding frame type, there is also a brilliant viewfinder. The camera comes with manual and box.
Item is a folding camera for 5.7 x 8.25 cm (2.25" x 3.25") plate or sheet film. The camera was designed as the Nagel 18 by Dr. August Nagel for his company in Stuttgart Germany and renamed the Recomar 18 after the company was purchased by Kodak and became the German branch of Eastman Kodak: Kodak AG. Lens is a Kodak compur.
Item is a compact, self-erecting folding camera for 8 5.7 x 8.25 cm (2.25" x 3.25") exposures on 620 roll film. An adapter kit could be used to alter the exposure size using one of a series of 4 masks. Body is die-cast aluminum.
Item consists of a Kodak Tourist II Camera. It uses 620 film and makes 8 6x9cm frames. The lens is a Kodak Anaston f:4.5 105mm, and the shutter is the Flash Kodamatic, although there were many different lens/shutter combinations available. It has an eye-level viewfinder and an aluminum film advance knob. It is one of the last styles of Kodak folding roll film cameras. The Tourist II features a new viewfinder and redesigned top cover from the original Tourist, and allows for an optional 828 roll film adapter.
Item is a black bellows and leather covered folding camera, for 2.5" x 4.25" exposures on No. A116 Autographic film. The camera features a Kodak Anastigmat f7.7/130 mm lens and a ball bearing shutter.
Item is a 6X6 leaf-shutter 620 [medium format] brushed silver metal camera. It is a higher-end member of the Kodak 620 camera family and is equipped with a 78mm Ektar with maximum aperture of f3.5 and top shutter speed of 1/800 of a second. The camera comes with original packaging including cable release, camera manual, lens cleaning paper and brown leather field case. Also includes a Chevron sports viewfinder kit, for photographic sporting events by enabling framing while holding the camera at arms length. Manufactured in Rochester, New York.
For 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. exposure on 620 film Acromatic lens, 2 aperture settings, rotary shutter. Metal and leatherette case. Case will not separate to open camera.
Item is a plastic box camera for 12 6 x 6 cm (2.36" x 2.36") exposures on 620 film. Simple, single speed shutter and flash synch and double exposure prevention.
Item is a wooden box camera with leatherette covering for large 8.25 x 10.8 cm (3.25 x 4.25") exposures on 124 film. The design is simple, with a fixed focus and shutter speed. The roll film was advanced past the lens manually with a small crank. The original sales price was $4.00.
Item is an all-metal camera designed by Raymond Loewy for 6 x 6 cm (2.36" x 2.36") exposures on 620 film. Designed to mimic the look of a twin lens camera, the topmost "lens" is in fact a brilliant viewfinder, it is a simple box camera design with a two element Meniscus F11 lens and fixed 1/60th shutter speed. The front panel slides up to reveal the lens and viewfinder.
Item is a simple, grey Bakelite camera for 6 x 6 cm (2.36" x 2.36") exposures on 620 film. The design includes a fixed focus, single aperture and one shutter speed. There are connection points for a flash unit, and a dimpled metal plate on the front, perhaps intended to mimic the apperance of a selenium light meter.
Item is a 35mm point and shoot cameras. The Argus C3 Matchmatic camera is similar to the C2 but with different colored leatherette covering and different, propriety markings on the exposure settings. The lens is a 50mm f3.5 coated Cintar lens. The aperture range is f3.5 to f16 and the focus range is from 3 to 50 feet + infinity. Available shutter speeds are 1/10 to 1/300 plus B.
The Kodak 35 was launched by Eastman Kodak Company in 1938 as their first 35 mm camera manufactured in the USA. It was developed and manufactured in Rochester, New York when it became apparent that the company could no longer rely on import from their Kodak AG factory in Germany during the troubled times prior to the Second World War. Originally sold for $40.00 USD.
Item consists of a Kodak Pony II camera. It uses 35mm film, has a single speed shutter, and features a Kodak Anastar Lens 44m f/3.9. Rather than traditional f/stops, the lens is marked with exposure values.
Item consists of a Kodak Motormatic 35. It was the first of Kodak's automatic exposure cameras, and the last of their American-made 35mm cameras. It has a 44mm f/2.8 Kodak Ektanar Lens, a Kodak Automatic Flash shutter, and is a fixed-lens viewfinder camera that focused by scale or estimate. The Motormatic was part of the same series as the Kodak Automatic, but the Motormatics had a 4 speed user selectable shutter and a spring driven power film advance, as opposed to the Automatics, which had a 2 speed shutter and manual lever film advance. The Motormatic 35 has a Bakelite body with metal plates and inserts.
Item consists of a Kodak Retina I. It is a 35mm camera that accepts a daylight-loading cartridge. It is a black model 119. Missing part of lens casing.
Item is a cream carte de visite with gold border and photograph of a man with a thick beard. On verso, in black letterpress, "R.D. PALMER,/ PHOTOGRAPHER,/ AND PORTRAIT PAINTER,/ Huron Street, East of Cook's Hotel,/ Ann Arbor, Mich./ Call and see Porcelain Pictures./ Negatives preserved. Copies enlarged/ in India Ink or Oil."
The file is comprised of 42 black and white acetate negatives. A selection accompanied "Banff 1958," a transcription of three addresses by Paul Rudolph at the annual Session at Banff and published in The Canadian Architect in March of 1959.
This file contains a series of black and white acetate negatives depicting a steel fountain by Gordon Raynor, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Meltzer of Toronto and published in the August 1958 issue of The Canadian Architect.
The file contains 3 black and white acetate copy negatives of paintings by Lewis Crutcher. Images of the paintings accompanied the article "Banff 1958 Cityscape" by Lewis Crutcher and were published in the March 1959 issue of The Canadian Architect.
This item contains a series of black and white acetate negatives commissioned by The Canadian Architect periodical to accompany a special issue on Shopping Centres and published October 1958. James H. Acland and James F. Harris are identified as authors of the sections of the magazine relating to shopping centres.
This file contains 12 medium format black and white negatives of the St. Lukes Lutheran Church located at the intersection of Finch and Bayview avenues in Toronto, Ontario.
This file contains a series of black and white acetate copy negatives produced by James H. Acland. A selection of these images appeared in the article titled Shopping Centres, a special issue, October 1958.
The file contains 28 black and white acetate negatives of exterior and interior views of a house designed by the architect Jack Klein and constructed in North York, Ontario.
