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Patents--Kodak Company.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Collection of about 270 British registered patents relating to the Kodak Company
- paper
including the printed "Provisional Specifications" for the "Kodak no.1" camera (titled 'Improvements in or relating to Cameras'), registered by George Eastman in 1888, and the first "Brownie", registered by Frank A. Brownell in 1900, CONTAINING DETAILED DIAGRAMS OF BOTH DEVICES, together with the printed patent specifications registered on behalf of Kodak Ltd in London (43 Clerkenwell Rd), dating from 1900 until 1939, giving details of Improvements to many specific areas of cameras, film, sound and motion-picture production, including apparatus for developing photographic films, enlarging cameras, folding cameras, photographic shutters, plate-holders, focussing devices (all 1900-1909), automatic focussing projecting apparatus, photographic chemical emulsions, Motion Picture Film (1929), films for sound photography (1929), Apparatus for Continuously Treating Moving Strips of Photographic Film, Combined Kinematographic Sound Record Film and many others
c.270 items, 8vo (c.10 x 7ΒΌ ins), London, 1888 and 1900-1947, library stamps, disbound
c.270 items, 8vo (c.10 x 7ΒΌ ins), London, 1888 and 1900-1947, library stamps, disbound
Literature
R. Baker, New and Improved...Inventors and inventions that have changed the modern world, (London: British Library Board, 1976), no.38.
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
George Eastman registered the trade name "Kodak" on 4 September 1888, but had already registered the present patent for what was to become the Kodak no.1 camera on 9 May 1888 (patent no.6,950). This historic camera (illustrated) was designed by the cabinet-maker Frank Brownell, using Eastman's roll film. This collection of patent specifications includes that for the first "Brownie" camera (patent specification 13,667, 30 July 1900), and its continuing refinement and development over the ensuing decades. The original "Brownie", cased in a simple wood block, sold for $1 in the United States and for 5 shillings in Britain. It revolutionized popular photography by putting the device in the hands of millions.