Kodak Bantam Special Camera, 1936-1940
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The styling of Kodak's Bantam camera was created by famed industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. Its folding viewfinder made it a compact design ideal for use by amateur photographers. The Bantam used the unique sprocketless 828 film format which increased the possible image area on the negative by 30%.
The styling of Kodak's Bantam camera was created by famed industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. Its folding viewfinder made it a compact design ideal for use by amateur photographers. The Bantam used the unique sprocketless 828 film format which increased the possible image area on the negative by 30%.
Artifact
Camera (Photographic equipment)
Date Made
1936-1940
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
83.189.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Martin S. Mayer.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
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