Kodak Vest Pocket Series III (Vanity)
The Kodak Vest Pocket Series III (Vanity) is a compact folding roll-film camera from Kodak's Vest Pocket line, a range of pocketable bellows cameras introduced in the early twentieth century. The Vanity variant was finished in coloured enamel and leatherette, marketed in the 1920s as a decorative alternative to standard black-finish folders.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Vest Pocket Series III Vanity have ranged from £110 to £340, with the two recorded sales straddling that spread. Condition of the coloured covering drives value heavily in today's market — examples with intact, unfaded leatherette and a working shutter sell for considerably more than worn bodies, and the Vanity finish itself is what the model sells for a premium over plain Series III cameras.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Oct 2025 | £106 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 199) Title: A Kodak Vanity Kodak Vest Pocket Series III Camera
Description:
1928-33, red, with Kodak Anastigmat f/6.3 83mm lens, serial no. 29160, body VG, lens G, some internal haze. |
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| Jun 2022 | £338 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 656) Title: Three Kodak Vest Pocket Series III Vanity Cameras
Description:
to include a red example, body VG, shutter working, optics F, some haze & light fungus present, with matching red makers case, together with a (Qty: 1) |
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| Apr 2019 | £120 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 331) Title: A Kodak Vanity Vest Pocket Series III Camera
Description:
1926-33, blue, serial no. 33028, with Anastigmat f/6.3 83mm lens, body, VG, some minor damage to back, lens, VG, complete with maker's presentation |
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