Manufactured or assembled in United Kingdom from 1971 to 1977.
Index of rarity in France: Very usual (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 621

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Chronology of cameras Kodak

From the early 1960s to the mid-1980s, Kodak manufactured thousands of cameras in the 126 and 110 formats under the generic name "Instamatic" (trademark registered in 1962). Dozens of versions, including those not bearing this name, were released year after year.
Kodak's idea was not only to sell these cameras but primarily to sell the films that could be used with them. Many other brands followed Kodak's lead and manufactured cameras and films, paying royalties to Kodak.
To achieve its goal, Kodak introduced film cartridges that were very easy to load and cameras that were extremely user-friendly.

Film and 126 camera.

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The patent 3,138,081 was published on June 23, 1964. It was filed by Kodak, and its inventor was Hubert Nerwin.
This patent pertains to a 35mm film contained in a closed cassette. The cassette is asymmetrical and serves both as a supply spool and a take-up spool. There is no possibility of inserting it incorrectly into the camera due to its design. The film is perforated on one side only. The back of the film is backed by paper bearing a frame number, following the principle of inactinically readable numbers on the back of cameras, eliminating the need for a mechanical frame counter. The camera only requires one drive shaft since there is no need to rewind the film. The cassette is returned to the Kodak laboratory after the last exposure without further handling.

With this innovative system, photographers no longer risk mispositioning the film's starting tab or tearing the perforations. Also known as Kodapak, the 126 format was available in 20 and later 24 exposures (with a brief period of 12 exposures) in both color negative and slide film.

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Film and 110 camera

Kodak 110 On June 1, 1971, patent 3,581,641 for a cartridge camera was published. It was filed by Kodak, with Hubert Nerwin as the inventor. This patent incorporates the principles outlined in patent 3,138,081, referencing it, but the cartridge is smaller in size.

Brevt codage kodak In 1966, Kodak (with Hubert Nerwin as the inventor) filed a patent (3,444,795) to equip film cartridges (which resembled but were not limited to 126, 110, film, 135 formats) with a coding system that allowed cameras or other devices to recognize the cartridge and its contents. The system was based on notches or notches in the cartridges.

Kodak camera using the 126 film

The evolution of Instamatic 126 cameras primarily followed advancements in flash technology. The early models had a deflector for an AG1 bulb, and then the cameras were modified to accommodate a battery because flashcubes required an electrical pulse. Finally, the Magicube, which still contained four bulbs but no longer required a battery, led to another modification of the cameras. Cameras using the Magicube have an "X" in their name. This "X" is sometimes separated from the number by a hyphen, and other times it's not. Inconsistencies in naming can even be found between the camera itself and its packaging. Cameras using the Flipflash have an "F" at the end of their name.

	Years	Lens	Shutter	Country	Misc.

without flash
Instamatic 28	1972-74	11/43	1/40, 1/80	UK

hot shoe
Instamatic 25	1966-71	11/43	1/40, 1/90	UK
Instamatic 26	1968-72	11/43	1/40, 1/80	UK
Instamatic 32	1972-73	11/	1/40, 1/80	UK
Instamatic 33	1968-73	11/43	1/40, 1/80	UK Germany
Instamatic 36	1973-74	11/43	1/40, 1/80	UK
Instamatic 50	1963-66	11/43	1/40, 1/90	UK
Instamatic 500	1963-65	Xenar 2.8/38	Compur 1/30 to 1/500	Germany	Cell

bulb AG1
Instamatic 100	1963-66	11/43	1/40, 1/90	UK USA
Instamatic 150	1964-66	11/43	1/40, 1/90	USA
Instamatic 200	1965-66	Kodar 7,1/41	1/40, 1/60	UK
Instamatic 220	1965-66	Reomar 5,6/38		Germany
Instamatic 250	1964-65	Reomar 2.8/38	Compur 1/30 to 1/250	Germany
Instamatic 300	1963-66	Kodar 8/41	1/40, 1/90	USA	Cell
Instamatic 400	1963-66	Kodar 8/41	1/40, 1/60	USA	Cell Clockwork motor
Instamatic 700	1963-66	Ektanar 2.8/38	1/30 à 1/250	USA	Rangefinder Cell
Instamatic 800	1964-66	Ektanar 2.8/38	1/30 à 1/250	USA	ditto + Clockwork motor

with Flashcube
Instamatic 44	1969-73	11/	1/50	USA
Instamatic 104	1965-68	11/43	1/40, 1/90	UK USA
Instamatic 124	1968-71	11/43	1/40, 1/90	USA
Instamatic 133	1968-70	11/43	1/40, 1/80	UK Germany Espagne
Instamatic 134	1968-71	11/43	1/50	USA
Instamatic 154	1965-69	11/43	1/40, 1/90	USA	Clockwork motor
Instamatic 174	1968-71	11/43	1/40, 1/90	USA
Instamatic 204	1966-69	Kodar 6.6/41	1/40, 1/60	UK
Instamatic 224	1966-68	Reomar 5.6/38	1/30, 1/125	Germany
Instamatic 233	1968-70	Reomar 6.6/41	1/40, 1/80	UK Germany
Instamatic 304	1965-69	Kodar 8/41	1/40, 1/90	UK USA
Instamatic 314	1968-71	Kodar 8/41	1/40, 1/90	USA	Cell
Instamatic 324	1966-67	Reomar 2.8/38	1/30, 1/125	Germany	Cell
Instamatic 333	1968-74	11/43	10 à 1/300	Germany	Cell
Instamatic 404	1965-69	Kodar 8/41	1/40, 1/60	USA	Clockwork motor
Instamatic 414	1968-71	Kodar 8/41	1/45, 1/90	USA	CdS cell Clockwork motor
Instamatic 704	1965-69	Ektanar 2.8/38	1/30 à 1/250	USA	Cell
Instamatic 714	1968-70	Ektar 2.8/38	1/30 à 1/250	USA	CdS cell
Instamatic 804	1965-70	Ektanar 2.8/38	1/30 à 1/250	USA
Instamatic 814	1968-70	Ektar 2.8/38	1/30 à 1/250	USA	CdS cell
Instamatic reflex	1968-70	interchangeable	Compur 1/20 à 1/500	Germany	Hot Shoe
Instamatic S-10	1967-70	Kodar 9.5/35	1/40, 1/125	USA
Instamatic S-20	1967-71	Kodar 9.5/35	1/40, 1/90	USA

with Magicube
Instamatic 55X	1971-72	11/43	1/60	UK Germany
Instamatic 56X	1973-77	11/43	1/50	UK
Instamatic 76X	1977	11/43	1/50	UK
Instamatic 77X	1977-84	11/43	1/50	UK Germany
Instamatic 133-X	1970-71	11/43	1/40, 1/80	UK Germany Espagne
Instamatic 155X	1971-77	11/43	1/40, 1/80	UK Germany
Instamatic 177X	1977-84	Kodar 11/43	1/40, 1/80	UK Germany
Instamatic 233-X	1970-71	Reomar 6.6/41	1/40,1/80	UK Germany
Instamatic 255X	1971-77	Reomar 6,6/41	1/40, 1/80	UK Germany	5 apertures
Instamatic 277X	1977-1985	Reomar 6.6/41	1/40, 1/80	UK Germany
Instamatic 333-X	1970-71	11/43	10 à 1/300	Germany	CdS cell
Instamatic 355X	1971-77	11/43	30 à 1/300	Germany	CdS cell

North americans with Magicube
Instamatic X-15	1970-76	11/43	1/45, 1/90	USA Canada
Instamatic X-25	1970-74	11/43	1/45, 1/90	USA
Instamatic X-30	1971-74	11/43	10 à 1/125	USA
Instamatic X-35	1970-76	8/41	1/45, 1/90	USA Canada	CdS cell
Instamatic X-45	1970-74	8/41	1/45, 1/90	USA	CdS cell Clockwork motor
Instamatic X-90	1970-73	2.8/38	1/30 à 1/250	USA

with Flipflash
Instamatic X-15F	1976-	11/43	1/45, 1/90	USA Canada
Instamatic X-35F	1976-	8/41	1/45, 1/90	USA Canada	CdS cell

Hawkeye
Hawkeye Instamatic	1964	11/43	1/40, 1/90	USA	Hot Shoe
Hawkeye Instamatic II	1969-72	11/	1/50	USA	Flashcube
Hawkeye Instamatic A1	1969-72	11/	1/40, 1/90	USA	Flashcube
Hawkeye Instamatic F	1964-68			USA	AG1
Hawkeye Instamatic X	1971-78			USA	Magicube
Hawkeye R4	1966-71			USA

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From 1971, Kodak changed the design of its most popular Instamatics by adopting a front face covered with brushed aluminium. The film advance lever becomes systematic. The viewfinder is improved by adding a brilliant frame.

The Instamatic 155X seems to replace the Instamatic 133-X.

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Lampe Magicube

The name Magicube was trademarked by Sylvania in 1970. The Magicube follows the general principle of the Flashcube but has the advantage of not requiring an electrical power source to be ignited.

In the early 1970s, Sylvania filed several patents for percussion-ignited bulbs that could be lit through chemical reactions among the elements contained inside the bulb. It only remained to package them in a plastic cube.

The Magicube is slightly larger than the Flashcube. To avoid any confusion, the shape of the part that inserts into the camera is different between the two models.