Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years [Hardcover]

Brian Coe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 3, 2002

An essential book for Kodak collectors by the former curator of the Kodak museum. 600 cameras are listed alphabetically and by camera type. Most are illustrated, including many of the variations.

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About the Author

Author Brian Coe was the Curator of both the Kodak Museum in Harrow, England as well as Curator of the Royal Photographic Society at Bath, England. The Kodak collection that he cared for now forms part of the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television at Bradford, England. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 298 pages
• Publisher: Hove Books; First Edition edition (October 3, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0906447445
• ISBN-13: 978-0906447444
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,281,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An impressive collection of Kodak cameras, April 2, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years (Hardcover)

As someone who collects Kodak cameras, this book - while hard to find - is worth every penny. Coe's resources from being curator of the Kodak museum are perhaps the most enviable of any camera collector. While not every model is chronicled, a serious attempt has been made to provide an impressive amount of domestic AND foreign models. This contrasts McKeown's Price Guide in that McKeown primarily lists domestics. I was pleasantly surprised to know that there were many foreign models which I still require to complete my collections. [e-mail] (Joe Fix)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the best book about Kodak cameras there is!, November 29, 2003

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Chuck Baker (Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years (Hardcover)

The accuracy of the information about Kodak cameras is the best there is! It's an invaluable resource about the history of Kodak cameras. Almost all the cameras made, around the world, are listed with manufacturing, film types, production years, etc.......info with great images. This is a first quality book.
I've used it as one of the main resources for creating The Brownie Camera Page website.
It's not a book to find the value or worth of these cameras but to find out the factual history.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, May 9, 2005

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herron (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years (Hardcover)

Along with the Kodak book by Jim McKeown, the information on Kodak cameras in Brian Coe's book is an invaluable resource about the history of those cameras. An amazing assortment of Kodak cameras are listed, with an tremendous amount of detail on production years, film sizes, etc. It's not concerned with value as much as production history, which is often information that is hard to find. If you collect vintage Kodak cameras, or just have an interest in their history, this is a valuable addition to your library.