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December 5, 2015 at 10:03 pm in reply to: Help with identifying a WW2 gun camera #894488

metsa103
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I know it’s not to do with aviation, but I thought I’d share some pictures of another camera in my collection – the Vest Pocket Kodak. This camera is metal cased and was intended for use by soldiers in WW1, and it also came with a stylus so that a note could be added to the image, to record where the image was taken. I don’t know anything about the history of my particular camera, but I think it’s amazing that it could have gone through the war.

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December 5, 2015 at 9:37 pm in reply to: Help with identifying a WW2 gun camera #894532

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Thank you for the info! My camera is blue-grey, and the low serial number suggests it is an older model. I don’t have the film cartridge though, so mine is empty inside. According to the plate on the side, it has also been modified, although I’m not sure how. And it still has an intact heating element behind the lens :).

Do you know if there is any way to narrow down what type of plane it might have been used on, or were these cameras used interchangeably on the planes you mentioned? It’s just for interest, I think it’s amazing that this camera might have been through the war. The films you’ve been watching sound fascinating too.[ATTACH=CONFIG]242379[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]242380[/ATTACH]
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