The Kombi
The Kombi was the first non-Kodak roll film camera for which Kodak produced an own type of film rolls. It was made by Alfred C. Kemper of Chicago, Illinois USA, after the American William V. Esmond received a patent on it in England in 1892. Kemper and Esmond shared the rights on this successful 1890s miniature box camera. It was an all-brass construction. Different aperture plates could be mounted over the lens opening. It's main advantage was the exchangeable roll film magazine as camera back. It was sold in tens of thousands.
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