all – except the kitchen sink – is a Kodak product
Toronto. In the mid last century, Kodak was a giant in the photographic industry. The Feb 1955 Popular Mechanics ad shows just how all encompassing mighty Kodak was here in North America.
The ad offers many darkroom tools that amateurs can even use in a temporary darkroom like the kitchen! The ad shows dad helping his child in the kitchen darkroom thanks to all the tools and ideas from Kodak (the days before it was not politically correct to suggest gender was male only).
A big thank you goes out to my good friend and fellow PHSC member, George Dunbar. George discovered and shared this Kodak ad with us. For those like myself who both shot photos and did the darkroom work, this ad brings back memories. In my case, most of my darkrooms had no running water since it was available a few steps away. Beside which, it is hard to imagine my mother back then letting a KID use her kitchen as a darkroom …
