Koda VP ad on Kodakery cover courtesy of Mario Groleau
Toronto. One of the popular cameras in the great war was the Kodak VP folder. Not only did it use the newly released 127 size roll film, it was small, metal bodied, and compact. A soldier could slip it in a pocket along with a roll or two of film and be ready to get snaps for home or history! This later autographic version was featured on the back of the small Kodak magazine “Kodakery”.
In the summer of 1924, the American magazine “Science and Invention” was busy touting ways to make use of the new home alternating current electricity. George Westinghouse and his central AC system distributed to homes had won over Tom Edison’s direct current set up that required a generator in every home since the power loss was just too great to allow central generation and distribution. One of the pages of the August 1924 S&I magazine suggested h0w one could make a home-made enlarger using an electric light bulb to enlarge the tiny 127 prints for easier viewing.
NB. My thanks to George Dunbar for the suggestion; and to the WW1 song, “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary“.
