Antique Kodak cameras
from the late 1880s to the 1910s

No. 5 Cartridge Kodak


There are three sizes of Cartridge Kodaks, the No. 3, 4 and 5, the last one being the largest with a picture size of 5 x 7 inch (12.5 x 17.5 cm). It is the largest daylight loading Kodak rollfilm camera.
The No. 5 Cartridge Kodak was introduced in 1898 and discontinued in 1907. The early models from 1898 until 1901 had wooden front panels; the later models from January 1901 onwards had metal front panels. About 17,500 were made.
Its price ranged from $ 35 (with Rapid Rectilinear lens and Eastman Triple Action shutter) to $ 105 for a model with a Bausch & Lomb Zeiss Tessar and Volute shutter.

Sample photo made with a No. 5 Cartridge Kodak

Photo miniature, 1899