Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Approximately 40+


A Collection of Approximately 40+ Pieces of Vintage Kodak and Photography Ephemera A comprehensive collection of approximately 40+ pieces of mid-20th-century photography ephemera, primarily focusing on the Kodak brand. The archive includes instruction manuals for various cameras and projectors, exposure guides, promotional booklets, and technical charts. The majority of the items were published by Kodak Limited, with addresses listed at Kodak House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Principal items include booklets such as A Kodak At The Zoo by J.E. Saunders, two variants of George Eastman: A brief biography, The Call of the Kodak, Developing with the Kodak Developing Tank, and Better 35mm Pictures. Equipment manuals are present for the Kodak Instamatic M60-L Movie Projector, Kodaslide Home Projector, Kodaslide 50 Projector, Kodak Sterling II Camera, and Brownie Flashmite 20 Camera. The collection also features several Kodak Outdoor Guides for black-and-white films and a Verichrome Daylight Kodaguide sliding calculator. A large fold-out technical diagram is titled Reproduction of Colours by Kodacolor Film and Kodak Colour Print Paper, Type C. Non-Kodak items in the lot include materials for the Agfamatic 2000 Pocket Sensor, Agfacolor, a Boots 110 TF camera, and a Yashica instruction booklet. One manual bears a purple dealer stamp for Bannister and Thatcher Ltd., Chemists, 75 Bridge Street, Newport. The collection spans from approximately the 1920s to the 1970s.