Around 1948, Polaroid introduced the Model 95 Polaroid Land Camera. This camera was not the first instant camera, but it was the first successfully mass-produced one. It was easy to use - almost automatic (only 8 settings of shutter/aperture) and fast (black/white photo was ready in one minute) which helped it be an instant success as well. The original box and papers are with this item. There is still film loaded in it, I did not remove it nor have I tried to take a picture...

Eastman Kodak's first postcard format camera, the 3A Folding Pocket Kodak was introduced in 1903 and sold until 1915. It was a folding bed camera for making exposures in 3¼×5½ inch postcard format on type No. 122 rollfilm. I know that this camera belonged to my grandfather and that I still have pictures that were taken by it. It still appears to be in good shape, the bellows appear to be intact, it opens and closes well. It still fires and adjusts easily...

A vintage hand-held 8mm Movie Camera, Cine Perfex Double Eight Model A , Manufactured by the Candid Camera Corp. between 1938 and 1950. This classic camera does not have case, however, it is in very good condition. The carry handle is still somewhat supple, and the winding mechanism winds and releases freely. It is nice and clean inside. I bet this still works. There is one Wollensak 13 mm f/2.5 Cine Velostigmat lens, and one blank Perflex on the front...

During the post-war prosperity consumers, ready for something futuristic and new, found that the Franciscan Starburst, designed by George James, and the Eclipse dish shape, was the perfect dinner ware for their cutting edge kitchens. Produced from 1954-1957, the aqua, green, and yellow design was a smooth, decal-pattern rather than the hand-painted raised ones prior to this time. These were the ideal plates for the "modern" kitchens of the day, as well as the "modern-retro" kitchens today...

During the post-war prosperity consumers, ready for something futuristic and new, found that the Franciscan Starburst, designed by George James, and the Eclipse dish shape, was the perfect dinner ware for their cutting edge kitchens. Produced from 1954-1957, the aqua, green, and yellow design was a smooth, decal-pattern rather than the hand-painted raised ones prior to this time...

During the post-war prosperity consumers, ready for something futuristic and new, found that the Franciscan Starburst, designed by George James, and the Eclipse dish shape, was the perfect dinner ware for their cutting edge kitchens. Produced from 1954-1957, the aqua, green, and yellow design was a smooth, decal-pattern rather than the hand-painted raised ones prior to this time...

During the post-war prosperity consumers, ready for something futuristic and new, found that the Franciscan Starburst, designed by George James, and the Eclipse dish shape, was the perfect dinner ware for their cutting edge kitchens. Produced from 1954-1957, the aqua, green, and yellow design was a smooth, decal-pattern rather than the hand-painted raised ones prior to this time...

During the post-war prosperity consumers, ready for something futuristic and new, found that the Franciscan Starburst, designed by George James, and the Eclipse dish shape, was the perfect dinner ware for their cutting edge kitchens. Produced from 1954-1957, the aqua, green, and yellow design was a smooth, decal-pattern rather than the hand-painted raised ones prior to this time...

During the post-war prosperity consumers, ready for something futuristic and new, found that the Franciscan Starburst, designed by George James, and the Eclipse dish shape, was the perfect dinner ware for their cutting edge kitchens. Produced from 1954-1957, the aqua, green, and yellow design was a smooth, decal-pattern rather than the hand-painted raised ones prior to this time...

During the post-war prosperity consumers, ready for something futuristic and new, found that the Franciscan Starburst, designed by George James, and the Eclipse dish shape, was the perfect dinner ware for their cutting edge kitchens. Produced from 1954-1957, the aqua, green, and yellow design was a smooth, decal-pattern rather than the hand-painted raised ones prior to this time...

During the post-war prosperity consumers, ready for something futuristic and new, found that the Franciscan Starburst, designed by George James, and the Eclipse dish shape, was the perfect dinner ware for their cutting edge kitchens. Produced from 1954-1957, the aqua, green, and yellow design was a smooth, decal-pattern rather than the hand-painted raised ones prior to this time. These were the ideal plates for the "modern" kitchens of the day, as well as the "modern-retro" kitchens to...