Kodak Colorsnap 35 camera

Kodak Colorsnap 35 camera, first model, made in England.

The Kodak Colorsnap was designed as an easy-to-use camera for colour film. In 1936 the Kodak Company launched their famous Kodachrome as a 35 mm film. However, it took time to introduce colour film to the amateur photography market. When using the Colorsnap, setting the correct exposure was made easier by printed daylight conditions on the body of the camera, which range from ‘clear sun’ to ‘cloudy dull’.

This camera is part of the New for Old collection, named after the camera exchange scheme ran by the Kodak company. Through this scheme, customers received a price reduction for a new camera in exchange for an old one. The collection represents a range of 20th century camera types from early box brownies and folding roll film cameras through to Polaroid cameras and Kodak tele-instamatics. A diverse group of manufacturers are represented in the collection, from around the world.