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This small 127 (4 X 6 1/2 cm) of 1936 is characteristic of the Kodak design service of the time (art decó). There is an air of family with the Baby Brownie and unquestionable Bantam (all design by Walter Teague Dorwin). Bullet is very simple. Its lens is assembled on a helicoid slope, at the end of which the shutter release is.
 
  
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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]].
  
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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.
  
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The Bullet name was reused later, as the [[Kodak Brownie Holiday|'''Brownie Bullet''']].
  
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Dorwin_Teague Walter T.Dorwin]
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== Links ==
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* [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]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Dorwin_Teague Wikipedia: Walter Dorwin Teague]
  
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Latest revision as of 06:12, 12 June 2022

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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