Kodak Petite Camera

Description:

Since Kodak introduced the Brownie in 1900, a variety of easy-to-use cameras have been marketed, especially to women. The Kodak Petite from 1935, part of the Kodak Coquette set, came with a matching compact and lipstick case in a variety of color choices so that one might use it as an accessory to fashionable outfits.

Date Made: 1935

Maker: Eastman Kodak Company

See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Sports & Leisure, Photography

Exhibition: Art in Industry

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Gift of Geralyn Breig

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1995.0046.01Catalog Number: 1995.0046.01Accession Number: 1995.0046

Object Name: Cameracamera, folding

Physical Description: metal (overall material)glass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6.5 cm x 2.3 cm x 12.5 cm; 2 9/16 in x 7/8 in x 4 15/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-a4d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_760128

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