Posted on 10/01/2013 8:06:09 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Kodak may have hit hard times in recent years, but 120 years ago it was the pioneer of home photography.
In 1888 it created the Kodak No.1, which gave consumers a chance to capture relaxed scenes which had previously only been taken by professional photographers.
These snapshots taken by amateurs give a charming insight into everyday life in the 19th century.
It was simple to use - users would simply point in the direction of their subject, although it was a guessing game as there was not a viewfinder yet, reports Gizmodo.
They would then wind the film, open the shutter, and press a button to actually capture the picture.
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Is there one of Moochelle twerking?
‘You press the button, we do the rest’
Some comic did a funny bit about how people act when you hand them your camera to take a picture. “What do I do? What do I press?”
IT’S THE SILVER BUTTON ON THE TOP RIGHT!!! Same place it’s been for 130 years!!!!
Quite an article. The look into the past is fascinating. Just how much of their time did upper class women spend dressing. Were they, and the men, trying to make themselves uncomfortable. Hot weather must have been difficult.
I think a number of those photos were taken on Sundays. But, also, people cared more about how they dressed back in the day unlike today. If they could see us today they’d think we look like a bunch of slobs.
Great article. It sure would be nice if the state-run media complex in the USA would write articles as well as this one.
If they could see us today, they’d think we were insane.
Except for me, in my Dalek “Exterminate!” t-shirt.
In before the Linda Eastman ruined the Beatles posts!
How much time did they spend IRONING? Of course, most households had a “hired girl” to do that, but still. Have you ever been to a museum, or an old estate, and visited the laundry to see the old horrid devices used to achieve those starched and pressed fashions?
Even the maids’ uniforms had to be carefully pressed and pleated, including the aprons and the hats. And there was no such thing as ‘wash and wear’ fabric in those days either.
They may be right.
It’s called the “not invented here” syndrome.
Apparently, people were a lot thinner back then.
Antique pleating iron used for collars and cuffs.
Transparencies (film, slides, and reproduction), chemistry, paper, this was their trade. They did make cameras but it was to push the repeat business of processing.
They SHOULD have pushed digital publishing as Blurb and others have done. Rather than compete with dozens of camera manufacturers (each line of which is obsolete technology withing 2 years), they could have been pushing products for the tens of thousands of photos each person is now shooting. MILLIONS of images.
Great pictures, thanks for posting!
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