Wholesale Vintage Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18 110 Film Pocket Camera c. 1970s

The Piece A compact Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18 pocket camera, dating to the late 1970s, with its original slim rectangular body, molded pebbled texture, Kodak front badge, printed model strip, and attached wrist strap. Designed for Kodak’s 110 cartridge film format, this camera captures the optimistic simplicity of consumer photography in the Instamatic era: small, durable, easy to carry, and made for the everyday snapshot. The body has a handsome dark brown-black finish with a subtle leatherette-style surface, giving it a clean, graphic presence that displays beautifully among books, travel objects, vintage office pieces, or a collected photography shelf. History Kodak’s Instamatic cameras helped define amateur photography for the second half of the twentieth century. By simplifying film loading and camera operation, Kodak made casual photography more accessible to families, travelers, students, and hobbyists. The Trimlite Instamatic 18 belongs to the later pocket-camera generation, produced for 110 cartridge film during the 1970s. This model reflects the design language of the period: lightweight molded plastic, clean rectangular geometry, minimal controls, and a practical wrist strap for portability. It was not made as a luxury camera; it was made as an object of everyday use. That is precisely where its charm lives. It is a small, tactile piece of photographic history from the era when people carried cameras separately, waited for film to be developed, and somehow survived without photographing every sandwich they encountered. Product Details Attribute Detail Object Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18 pocket camera Maker Kodak Period c. 1975–1979 Format 110 cartridge film camera Material Molded plastic body with faux-leather pebbled texture, metal-tone shutter button, woven wrist strap Color Dark brown-black body with black trim and white printed model lettering Visible Marks Top label reads “KODAK TRIMLITE INSTAMATIC 18 camera”; front Kodak badge; rear markings include small boxed letters visible on back Dimensions Not provided Condition Vintage condition with visible surface wear, light scuffing, dust in recessed areas, wear around the lens/viewfinder openings, and age-related handling marks. Strap is present. Functionality has not been tested. Construction Lightweight molded plastic pocket-camera body with simple mechanical controls and compact rectangular form Safest Attribution Vintage Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18 110 film pocket camera, c.