Camera, Kodak Auto Colorsnap 35, London, 1962
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1962
Auto Colorsnap 35, camera manufactured by Kodak Ltd, London, U.K., circa 1962. Features a 35mm format with 43.9mm f3.9 Anaston lens and single-speed shutter. Kodak Ltd. London was the British branch of Eastman Kodak Co. It started operations in 1889 as Eastman Photographic Materials Company Limited, in London, England.
In 1891 the company opened a factory in Harrow near London manufacturing cameras, photographic papers, chemicals and other accessories. Black, grey and silver, metal and plastic 35mm camera with a 43.9mm f3.9 Anaston lens.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 130 mm (Width), 100 mm (Depth), 75 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Kodak Ltd.
- Place recorded
- England, Great Britain
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Inscribed on the front lens plate: 'Kodak Auto Colorsnap 35 Camera'.
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-404450
- Museum object name
- Camera - Kodak Ltd., 'Auto Colorsnap 35', London, U.K., circa 1962
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- ST 42581
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.