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This small 127 (4 × 6 1/2 cm) camera from 1936 is a fine example of the Art Deco design motifs of the era. It is part of a family of [[Kodak]] models styled by [[Walter Dorwin Teague]], together with the [[Kodak Baby Brownie]] and [[Kodak Bantam]]. | This small 127 (4 × 6 1/2 cm) camera from 1936 is a fine example of the Art Deco design motifs of the era. It is part of a family of [[Kodak]] models styled by [[Walter Dorwin Teague]], together with the [[Kodak Baby Brownie]] and [[Kodak Bantam]]. | ||
| − | The design of the [[Bakelite]] '''Kodak Bullet''' is very simple. A helicoid lens barrel can retract into the body; the shutter release lever sits alongside the simple meniscus lens. To change the film, the entire back is removed. Two versions exist: one with a sliding catch on one side and a corresponding (but not functional) catch-bar on the other; the second version omits this decorative bar. | + | The design of the [[Bakelite]] '''Kodak Bullet''' is very simple. A helicoid lens barrel can retract into the body; the shutter release lever sits alongside the simple meniscus lens. To change the film, the entire back is removed. Two versions exist: one with a sliding catch on one side and a corresponding (but not functional) catch-bar on the other; the second version omits this decorative bar. There was also a version marked "New York World’s Fair" made in 1939. |
The Bullet name was reused later, as the [[Kodak Brownie Holiday|'''Brownie Bullet''']]. | The Bullet name was reused later, as the [[Kodak Brownie Holiday|'''Brownie Bullet''']]. | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://patents.google.com/patent/USD103700S/en?oq=D103700 Bullet design patent USD103700S] by Walter Dorwin Teague |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_deco Wikipedia: Art Déco] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_deco Wikipedia: Art Déco] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Dorwin_Teague Wikipedia: Walter Dorwin Teague] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Dorwin_Teague Wikipedia: Walter Dorwin Teague] | ||
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[[Category:screw tube bakelite]] | [[Category:screw tube bakelite]] | ||
[[Category:1936]] | [[Category:1936]] | ||
| − | [[Category:B|Bullet]] | + | [[Category:B|Bullet Kodak]] |
[[Category: Walter Dorwin Teague]] | [[Category: Walter Dorwin Teague]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:12, 12 June 2022
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| Kodak Bullet image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
This small 127 (4 × 6 1/2 cm) camera from 1936 is a fine example of the Art Deco design motifs of the era. It is part of a family of Kodak models styled by Walter Dorwin Teague, together with the Kodak Baby Brownie and Kodak Bantam.
The design of the Bakelite Kodak Bullet is very simple. A helicoid lens barrel can retract into the body; the shutter release lever sits alongside the simple meniscus lens. To change the film, the entire back is removed. Two versions exist: one with a sliding catch on one side and a corresponding (but not functional) catch-bar on the other; the second version omits this decorative bar. There was also a version marked "New York World’s Fair" made in 1939.
The Bullet name was reused later, as the Brownie Bullet.
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| Kodak Bullet, closed image by jgs4309976 (Image rights) |
Links
- Bullet design patent USD103700S by Walter Dorwin Teague
- Wikipedia: Art Déco
- Wikipedia: Walter Dorwin Teague
