The First Disposable Camera (Sep, 1949)
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1949
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Apparently, this is one of those ideas that takes 30-40 years to catch on.
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HOW often have you arrived at a scenic beauty spot without your camera? A. D. Weir got caught on this pictorial limb so many times that he decided to do something about it.The simplest remedy was a pre-loaded camera which could be rented at a near-by store for a small fee. That wasn’t a new idea—but in the past, devices to handle film inside such a camera had cost too much. Weir, a mechanical engineer, worked out a plan for feeding the 35-mm film without using a metal spool or winding device.
So, now you can drop into your drugstore, ask for a Photo-Pac and for $1.29 you get the loaded camera. After you take your eight exposures, you drop the entire unit in the mailbox. A few days later the mailman brings your prints and negatives. For helping to convert Uncle Sam’s mailboxes into darkrooms, we’re sending Mr. Weir Mi’s $50 Prize Gadget Award.
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The original Kodak camera of 1888 was preloaded with film. After the 100 pic were taken the camera was sent in for the pictures to be processed. When the pictures came back so did the camera loaded with fresh film.
Comment by JMyint — November 4, 2009 @ 9:02 am
The patent for the 1888 camera http://www.google.com/patents/.....lvAAAAEBAJ
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