Antique Photographic Advertisements Home

This is the starting point for browsing the BoxCameras.com Advertisements Collection. Many of the items advertised will be found described and illustrated elsewhere on the site.

There are still hundreds of advertisements to be added, and eventually we hope to have the archive searchable by keyword, topic, or company. Currently, ads are divided into time periods:

 

1880-1890

Rochester Optical Co., American Challenge Camera, 1883

Blair Tourograph and Dry Plate Co., 1884

Dallmeyer's Celebrated Lenses, 1886

W.D. Gatchel Bon Ton Shutter, 1886

Anthony's Satchel Detective Camera, 1886

Smith's Patent Artist Camera, 1886

Prosch Duplex Shutter, 1886

'American' Stripping Films, Eastman Dry-Plate
& Film Company, 1887

Eastman Dry-Plate & Film Co. Ad from the 
British Journal Photographic Almanac, 1887

Stirn & Lyon Concealed Vest Camera, 1888

E. & H.T. Anthony Lilliput Detective Camera, 1888

Eastman Dry Plate & Film Co. 'The Kodak', 1888

Paul Nadar for George Eastman, Le "Kodak", 1888

Eastman Dry Plate & Film Co. 'The Kodak', 1889

E. & H.T. Anthony Zoka Magazine Camera, 1890

Blair's Cameras, 1890

Bausch & Lomb lenses, 1890

H.A. Hyatt Patent Stamp Cameras, 1890

 

1891-1900

Three Scovill & Adams advertisements featuring 
the Henry Clay Camera, 1890s

Facts about Kodaks, Kamarets, & Hawk-Eyes
(Eastman vs. Blair), 1891

E. & H.T. Anthony P.D.Q. Detective Camera, 1891

Two Photographic Outfits for Boys and Girls
The Harvard & Phoenix Cameras, 1892

Rochester Optical Company Premier Camera, 1892

Blair Camera Co. Hawk-Eye Cameras, 1892

Scovill & Adams Company, The Scovill 
Panoramic Camera, 1893

Eastman Company Folding Kodak 
Camera, 1893

G. Gennert Co. Montauk Camera, 1893

Photo Materials Corp. 'Trokonet' Camera, 1894

Magic Introduction Co., Photoret 
Watch Camera, 1894

Pocket Kodak Cameras, 1895 & 1896

Western Camera Mfg. Co. Magazine 
Cyclone Cameras, 1897

The Quta Camera, 1897

Edward G. Cone, $5.00 Quad Camera, 1897

Eastman Kodak No. 4 Cartridge Kodak, 1897

 

Blair Camera Company Hawk-Eye Jr. Camera, 1897

Kodaks, 1898

Kodaks, 1899

Rochester Camera Co., Perfect 
Poco Cameras, 1899

John Piggott, London, Hand Cameras, 1900

Henry F. Purser, Agent, Busch 
Wide-Angle Aplanat Lenses, 1900

Eastman Kodak 'The Brownie Camera', 1900 (1)

Eastman Kodak 'The Brownie Camera', 1900 (2)

Kodak, Ltd. Brownie Camera, 1900

McKellen Ltd., Phoenix Hand Cameras, 1900

Newman & Guardia, Ltd., 'N. & G.' 
Cameras For Hand and Tripod, 1900

London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co., 
Ltd., Cameras, 1900

G. Houghton & Son, Volvo Film 
Developer, 1900

R. Field & Co., Watkin's Exposure 
Meters, 1900

Voigtlænder & Sons Optical Co. Lenses, 1900

 

1901-1930

R. & J. Beck, Ltd. 'Frena' Cameras, 1901

Eastman Kodak 'The Growth and Triumph of an Idea' 
(Brownie Cameras & Kodak Film), 1902

Kodak, Ltd. No. 3 Folding Pocket 
Kodak Camera, 1902

Adams & Co., Cameras, 1902

H. Coventry, The Coventry Plate and 
Film Washer, 1902

Horne, City Photo Stores, New 
Aluminum Shutter, 1902

J.F. Shew & Co., Shew's Hand or 
Stand Cameras, 1902

The Tella Camera Co., Ltd., The "Tella" 
Flat Film Camera, 1902

The Thornton Film Co., Ltd., 
Thornton Film, 1902

The Thornton-Pickard Mnfg. Co., Ltd., 
Roller Blind Shutters, 1902

Columbia Optical & Camera Co., 1902

Bausch & Lomb 'Lens Supremacy', 1903

Folmer & Schwing Tourist Graflex Camera, 1903

Kodak, Ltd. (England) 1903 Kodaks

Eastman Kodak 'Tis Kodak Simplicity' 1903

Blair Camera Co. No. 3 Combination 
Hawk-Eye Camera, 1903

Benetfink & Co. Lightning Hand Cameras, 1903

Blair Camera Co. Stereo Weno Camera, 1903

Wynne's Infallible Photographic 
Exposure Meter, 1903

Century Camera Company 
Revolving Back Cameras, 1904

Eastman Kodak 'The Simple, Kodak Way', 1907

Eastman Kodak "They All Remembered 
the Kodak", 1907

Eastman Kodak 'The Kodak Box' 
Photo Outfit, 1908

Eastman Kodak No. 1A Speed Kodak Camera, 1911

Eastman Kodak Christmas Advertisement, 1912

 

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Advertisement for 'Seven New Styles and Sizes' of Kodak Cameras, from The Art Amateur magazine, February, 1891