Kodak the Handle

Object/Artifact

The TRP Camera Obscura Collection

Name/Title

Kodak "the Handle"

Entry/Object ID

Description

This was Kodak's entry-level instant camera, originally priced at $40 to undercut Polaroid's more expensive models. Unlike motorized Polaroid cameras,, the Handle required the user to manually turn a hand crank to eject the film. In 1986, following a massive patent infringement lawsuit won by Polaroid, Kodak was forced to stop all instant film production and pay a settlement of nearly $1 billion, making these cameras non-functional relics of a defunct format.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Kodak

Date made

1977 - 1979

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Model

Other Name

The Handle