Timeline Tuesday 4 September 1888

Events on Tuesday 4 September 1888 1

• 1888 Kodak box camera goes on sale George Eastman brings snapshot photography to the public George Eastman's Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company began selling the first Kodak camera in 1888, pre-loaded with roll film for 100 exposures. Customers mailed the entire camera back to the factory for processing under the slogan 'You press the button, we do the rest.' The Kodak trademark was registered on 4 September 1888, and the camera made photography accessible to ordinary consumers for the first time.