Struts, Style & Synthetics Part 3: Soho Model B
1935: The Soho Model B, last of the folding strut Bakelite cameras.
Bakelite
Struts, Style & Synthetics Part 2: Kodak No.2 Hawkette
1930: The No.2 Hawkette, launched in 1930, was Kodak's first all synthetic plastic camera.
Struts, Style & Synthetics Part 1: APeM Rajar No.6
1929: The APeM Rajar No.6, launched in 1929, was the world's first all synthetic plastic folding strut camera.
Struts, Style & Synthetics: Three British Bakelite Cameras of the Art Deco Era
This series examines the impact of Bakelite on three innovative cameras from the Art Deco era: Rajar No.6, Kodak No.2 Hawkette, and Soho Model B.
My Family and Other Polymers
The start of a series of posts on plastic nostalgia and photographic history.
Kodak Baby Brownie
1934: The potential of plastic is realised by a tiny Bakelite box.