Kodak No. 1 Cone Pocket Kodak

camera

The Kodak No. 1 Cone Pocket Kodak has 2 recorded sales: £1,996 (22 Mar 2014, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £2,011 (23 Nov 2013, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.

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

What it is

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Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

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Questions

Is the No. 1 Cone Pocket Kodak a usable camera or a collector's piece?

Its value today is almost entirely collector-driven; buyers price it as an early Kodak artefact rather than as a working camera.

Facts

Maker
Kodak
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
23 Nov 2013
Latest sale
22 Mar 2014
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Kodak No. 1 Cone Pocket Kodak: 2 recorded sales, 2013–2014; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/kodak/no-1-cone-pocket-kodak/

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