Kodak Boy Scout Kodak (1929–1934)
Not much is documented about the Boy Scout Kodak, and the name causes some confusion. It's not the Boy Scout Brownie, which was a 116-film box camera listed at $15.00 in a Kodak history pamphlet. The Boy Scout Kodak was a special version of Kodak's Vest Pocket Kodak Model B, the simple folding-bed camera Kodak produced from 1925 to 1934. This scouting edition came in an olive green leatherette covering (the UK version used a green crackle finish) and carried Boy Scout insignias. It was also produced in the UK.
Kodak aimed a number of cameras at family and youth organizations in the 1920s and 30s. The Boy Scout Kodak was one of them, alongside the related Girl Scout Kodak, also a VP Model B variant. Beyond that, the record is thin. No detailed specifications appear in the sources - no lens, shutter or format - and no original retail price for this model has surfaced.
Today it's mostly collectors who care. One auction result shows a "Vintage Boy Scout Kodak Camera With Case And Instructions" closing at $22.50. eBay listings have called it "Very Rare" and a "great old piece of Boy Scout Memorabilia." It turns up infrequently.
Known specs, such as they are:
- Based on the Vest Pocket Kodak Model B (folding bed camera)
- USA version: olive green leatherette covering
- UK version: green crackle finish
- Boy Scout insignias on the camera
- Production years: 1929–1934 (per collectors' sources)
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