Box, camera

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OBJECT TYPE: hinged lid
DATE: 1976–1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0328.002

MANUFACTURER: Kodak Canada Ltd.
MODEL: EK6
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cardboard camera box with metal rivets.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.7 cm
Width: 18.2 cm
Height: 9.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Merchandising
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Kodak
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Purchased in Toronto by donor at an auction run by the Photographic Historical Society of Canada (PHSC).
Function: Box used to hold, store and ship a camera.
Technical: Notable for being the first model year, and part of the controversial history of instant photography, the Kodak model EK6 camera used PR10 (PR144) and Kodak Trimprint HS-144-10 (1986.0230) internal processing film packs to print photos. The camera exposed from the rear of the picture assembly rather than the front such as in the Polaroid system. Sued by Polaroid in a high profile patent infringement case over the instant film process, Kodak had to pull the film and the cameras off the market, and was ordered to destroy the film. The EK6 also used two mirrors to fold the light path in order to make the camera more compact. Kodak manufactured the EK line of instant film cameras from 1976 to 1979 - the EK2 (1977-79), EK4 (1976-78), and EK8 (1977-79, not sold in the USA).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed on the lid: "EK6/ appareil instantané/ Kodak/ instand camera/ Uses KODAK Instant Print Film/ Utilise le film instantané KODAK/ VOYEZ NOTRE GARANTIE DE 3 ANS A L'INTERIEUR - SEE ENCLOSED FULL 3-YEAR WARRANTY [logo] Kodak"/ Printed on the proper left: "Kodak EK6 instant camera"/ Printed on the proper right: "appareil instantané Kodak EK6"/ Printed on the proper front: "EK6/ CAT 131 7841/ Kodak/ EK6/ instant camera/ appareil instantané"/ Printed on the proper back: "[logo] Kokdak/ KODAK CANADA LTD. - TORONTO, ONTARIO, M6M 1V3 - T.M. REG. CAN. T.M. OFF. - M. Com. enr. Bur. M. Com. Can."
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Predominantly yellow and black box with black, red, and magenta markings.
Decoration: A curved arrow design containing a rainbow of sections of colours.

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Kodak Canada Ltd., Box, camera, circa 1976–1978, Artifact no. 2014.0328, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0328.002/

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