Older Than deck / Inventions and everyday things
Roll-film box camera
First sold
1888
George Eastman’s small camera came loaded with film for 100 pictures.
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“which was introduced in 1888”National Inventors Hall of Fame: source, retrieved 2026-10-27; quote re-found by the server check
“Eastman introduced the Kodak camera in 1888.”Eastman Kodak Company: source, retrieved 2026-10-27; quote re-found by the server check
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