Kodak A Ordinary Kodak Camera

camera

The Kodak A Ordinary Kodak Camera sells for about £720 (median of only 7 recorded sales, 1998–2014; indicative, old).

Typical sale price
about£720

median of only 7 sales, 1998–2014

Indicativeold
£500£600£600£720£950£1,000£1,500

Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.

Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£660
Without the lowest sale£835

Every sale

"A" Ordinary Kodak by The Eastman Company Rochester N.Y. U.S.A., polished wood body, No. 1866 for twenty four 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 inch pictures on rollfilm with string-set shutter.£500
25 Oct 2005 · Bonhams · lot 117hammer ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Camera

What it is

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Generated summary, 16 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Questions

Is the Ordinary Kodak a good collector's camera?

It is collected for its early Kodak heritage rather than for use, and the small number of auction appearances suggests it is a relatively scarce piece that tends to attract specialist photographic-history buyers.

Facts

Maker
Kodak
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
7
First sale
29 Jan 1998
Latest sale
13 Feb 2014
Median
£720
Middle half
£600–£975
Evidence
Indicative · old
Method
v1

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“Kodak A Ordinary Kodak Camera: about £720, the median of 7 recorded sales, 1998–2014 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/kodak/a-ordinary-kodak-camera/

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