Lot 274 — Kodak Instamatic 104 Camera Lamp with a Glowing Flashcube

A Kodak Instamatic 104 lamp with a glowing flashcube, staying aboard the Captain's Keep.

Artist
Kodak (camera); lamp conversion by an unknown hand
Dimensions
Not yet measured
Materials
Kodak Instamatic 104 camera body, flashcube, electric cord and plug
From the Captain's Log

So this is a cool little piece, you know, meant as something to sit in a room. It's an old Kodak camera from the 50s or 60s, I guess. It's got a little electric cord with a circular switch to turn on that light bulb or the light cube, or whatever you want to call it. This was given to me by a close family friend, so it's not for sale, but I thought it would be cool to put it up here.

— The Captain, Whaleworx

Pickup only, South Loop dockNo shipping on this piece. Ye collect it at the dock in Chicago’s South Loop, and ye pick a pickup time once it’s paid for.

The Deckhand's soundings

What's it worth?

Taking a squint at it...

An estimate from the photos and description, not an appraisal and not a reserve. Bid what it is worth to you; the sea sets no prices and neither do we.

SKU: WW-274 Category: Tag:

Description

A Kodak Instamatic 104, the little silver-and-black box camera, that somebody turned into a lamp. A cord runs out of the back to a wall plug, and the flashcube on top, which was built to fire four times and be thrown away, now simply stays lit. It gives off a cold blue glow, like a flash that never finished going off.

The rest is all camera still: the Kodak badge in red, the “Instamatic Camera 104” plate, the knurled lens ring, the shutter bar, and the plate on the back that reads “Wind film to stop.” There are small chips and scuffs at the corners. The photos were taken with it plugged in and lit.

This one is in the Captain’s Keep. It is staying aboard, so you may look all you like.