The Sepia Saturday theme this week is old photos of even older photographers, and searching through my extensive (if my wife reads this, I mean very small) collection, I found this 1920s photograph. At first I thought the object in question might be a small handbag, but further research suggests it’s a Kodak No 1 Folding Pocket Camera. My research involved me finding one that is for sale on eBay, so I bought it! (if my wife is reading this, I didn’t).
alanburnett.com 
Well spotted! My dad collected vintage cameras and had several variations of the Kodak No 1. One was the Autograph model which had a little window to “write” a caption on the film. It’s a feature that I appreciate because many photo postcards in my collection were the product of such a camera and have useful captions identifying the place, name, and date of the subjects. I think antique bellows-fold cameras like this are beautiful instruments of technology that we can still admire and display even if they aren’t as useful anymore for photography. I doubt that old iPhones will be as appreciated in a the next century.
LikeLike