The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Polaroid Land Model 95 made by Polaroid in the United States, 1948-1953.
Folding camera for self processing film packs 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Lens with rotating plate with apertures marked 1-8. T/I shutter. Lever focusing. Folding optical frame finder with front ball sight on spring stalk. Accessory show. Flash synchronized, bayonet fitting. No.0570942.
Polaroid Corporation was most famous for its instant cameras. Early models were called Land cameras, after the founder of Polaroid Edwin Land. Model 95 was the first of Polaroid’s instant picture cameras and over 1.5 million Models 95, 95A and 95B were made. The technology packed the chemistry of a darkroom into a hand-held camera. The Model 95 is a folding camera for self processing film packs of 3 ¼ by 4 ¼ inches.