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blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

My latest flea market find. I just want to share this beautiful 1898 Bulls-Eye Kodak Special which in my opinion is one of the nicest example of historic cameras. The bonus on this is not only the condition, but the low production #54. One of a kind.

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ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good Mike, it looks like it is in excellent shape. Great
find.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Mike, I've been seeing those cameras at ALL the flea markets lately!
They are Chinese knockoffs!!! But they look really authentic!

Mike, sorry to make your heart skip a beat!!
I'm just kidding, that camera is a beauty!!!
Great find. Put some film through it! ;-)
SS

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

If you don't mind telling, how much did you pay?
Sweet looking find!

(Had me going there SS!)

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

ebbote wrote:

Very good Mike, it looks like it is in excellent shape. Great
find.

Thank you very much, I think it would be harder to find a cleaner one, maybe at the Kodak museum in Rochester.

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

SharpShooter wrote:

Mike, I've been seeing those cameras at ALL the flea markets lately!
They are Chinese knockoffs!!! But they look really authentic!

Mike, sorry to make your heart skip a beat!!
I'm just kidding, that camera is a beauty!!!
Great find. Put some film through it! ;-)
SS

Thank you very much, love your Chinese knockoffs, I think there is not enough $ in these to do it. The Russian did that with Leica I know a few people that got fooled that way.

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

GoofyNewfie wrote:

If you don't mind telling, how much did you pay?
Sweet looking find!

(Had me going there SS!)

Actually I bought 2 cameras from the person for $300. The posted Kodak and the second one is a sub miniature Russian spy camera which was made for the KGB, spring wound motor driven, no name so to research is tough with only numbers. It is well worn but it still works with 35mm film sliced in half.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

blacks2 wrote:

My latest flea market find. I just want to share this beautiful 1898 Bulls-Eye Kodak Special which in my opinion is one of the nicest example of historic cameras. The bonus on this is not only the condition, but the low production #54. One of a kind.

Exceptionally nice-looking rarity! But how many megapixels on the view screen? And do you think LR 5 or 6 will recognize its image files? Seriously, congratulations on the find.

FrodoBaggins Loc: Texas

Such a jewel of a find Mike! Photographed and documented so well. I agree that it is one fine example of history!

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

blacks2 wrote:

My latest flea market find. I just want to share this beautiful 1898 Bulls-Eye Kodak Special which in my opinion is one of the nicest example of historic cameras. The bonus on this is not only the condition, but the low production #54. One of a kind.

Nice!

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

FrodoBaggins wrote:

Such a jewel of a find Mike! Photographed and documented so well. I agree that it is one fine example of history!

What is amazing is that with the little machinery they had to produce something that perfect.

FrodoBaggins Loc: Texas

blacks2 wrote:

What is amazing is that with the little machinery they had to produce something that perfect.

I agree! Ingenuity and Craftsmanship is amazing and beautiful in itself!

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

A thing of beauty. Thanks for sharing.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

:thumbup:

Bobbee

blacks2 wrote:

My latest flea market find. I just want to share this beautiful 1898 Bulls-Eye Kodak Special which in my opinion is one of the nicest example of historic cameras. The bonus on this is not only the condition, but the low production #54. One of a kind.

Nice find.