3-077-963 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for the Eastman Photographic Materials Co., 1890. Victorian cameras. 'NEW KODAKS. Eight Sizes with Transparent Film. The only hand Camera which an Amateur should attempt to use. OVER 20,000 IN USE. THE EASTMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS CO., LIMITED, 115, OXFORD STREET, LONDON, W.' The trademark "Kodak" was created by George Eastman (1854-1932) who marketed the first successful camera using roll film. Talking about where the word came from, he said: "The letter K had been a favourite with me-it seemed a strong, incisive sort of letter." Eastman was one of the first modern industrialists making products for a consumer market. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.