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OBJECT TYPE
INTERNAL PROCESSING
DATE
1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1986.0229.001
MANUFACTURER
Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL
KODAMATIC 940
LOCATION
Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
3 CAT. 123 2479
Part Number
1
Total Parts
5
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
The box for the camera is cardboard. The camera body is plastic. The shutters, switches etc. are plastic. The flash unit is plexiglass, glass and metal. The lens is either glass or plexiglass as is the viewfinder. The neck strap is a woven synthetic material.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
15.6 cm
Width
13.5 cm
Height
16.3 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Photography
Category
Still cameras
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Kodak
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New York
City
Rochester

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1980s
Canada
Unknown
Function
The function of this internal processing still camera is to provide almost instantaneous colour photographic records of subjects.
Technical
Type sample of Kodak Instant Print camera produced before Kodak lost the patent fight with Polaroid. As this type is now in violation of the patent, it will be withdrawn from the market.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
'940/ Kodamatic TM/ INSTANT CAMERA - APPAREIL INSTANTANE' and 'Kodak/ [logo]/ MADE IN U.S.A.'printed on camera front'/'4-12 ft/pi/1.2-3.7m' appears on flash housing/ Label on back bears following info.: 'USES Kodamatic TM/ INSTANT COLOR FILM HS144-10/ UTILISE LE FILM COULEUR/ INSTANTANE Kodamatic TM/HS144-10'/ Label on inside camera back bears following info.: ‘USES Kodamatic/ INSTANT COLOR FILM HS-144-10./ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY/ ROCHESTER, NEW YORK/ UTILISE LE FILM COULEUR INSTANTANE./ Kodamatic HS-144-10' and illustration of film pack being inserted into camera. ‘AA ALKALINE/ BATTERIES ONLY' appears inside left side of battery compartment./ CW: box of 4 size AA batteries; Following info. appears on box:: ‘1.5 Volt MN1500/ DURACELL/ ALKALINE BATTERY/ Size AA 4 Batteries' appears on box front; ‘4 MN1500/ DURACELL/ ALKALINE BATTERY' on top, left side and bottom panels. ‘FOR BEST PERFORMANCE/ 1. Clean battery and equipment contacts with a rough cloth or clean eraser./ 2. Remove battery from equipment when not used for extended periods.' printed on right side panel. Following info. appears on box back: ‘1.5 Volt MN1500/ DURACELL/ ALKALINE BATTERY/ CAUTION: Read instructions on equipment carefully and be sure/ to install batteries correctly. When more than one battery is used,/ all batteries should be replaced at one time. Do not leave switch in/ "on" position when equipment is not in use. Improper usage may/ result in battery leakage. Do not recharge or dispose of in fire./ GUARANTEE: Duracell U.S.A. guarantees this battery against de-/ fects in material and workmanship. Should any device be damaged by this battery due to such a defect, we will repair or replace it at our/ option if it is sent with the battery, postage prepaid, to Duracell U.S.A.,/ Berkshire Industrial Park, Bethel, CT 06801. Guarantee void if battery/ is recharged./ DURACELL U.S.A./ a division of Duracell Inc./ Bethel, Connecticut 06801'./ CW: Sleeve containing neck strap. Following info. appears on box: ‘NECK STRAP' and illustration on front & back ‘Pt. No. 225479' on one side panel./ Following info. appears on camera box: ‘940/ APPAREIL INSTANTANE/ Kodamatic TM/ INSTANT CAMERA'; illustration; and ‘Kodak [logo] KODAK CANADA INC./ Toronto, Ontario M6M 1V3/ T.M. Reg. Can. T.M. Off./ M. Com. enr. Bur. M. Com. Can/ Made in U.S.A./ Fabrique aux E.-U.' on front. ‘APPAREIL INSTANTANE/ 940 Kodamatic TM/ INSTANT CAMERA/ Kodak' and illustration of camera on box back. ‘940/ APPAREIL INSTANTANE/ Kodamatic TM/ INSTANT CAMERA/ Uses Kodamatic instant color film HS-144-10/ Built-in electronic flash for flash everytime photography/ Fully automatic exposure control/ Fixed focus/ 3-year warranty/ AK940 (SCA)/ CAT 123 2479/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1982/ T.M. KODAMATIC, KODAK' and bar code appears on left side panel. French text appears on right side of box.
Missing
No
Finish
The camera body is black, the areas surrounding the lens and the shutter button is dark grey. The neck strap is black, blue, red and green. The box is an orangey yellow colour.
Decoration
N/A

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