Petites


		The Kodak Petite was made from 1929 to 1933. It was a Vest Pocket Kodak Model B which used 127 film and came in five colors including blue, green, gray, lavender and old rose. Several special versions were also made with special art-deco patterns on the front door including the “step-pattern” and “diamond-door” versions.
	A Kodak advertisment appearing in Ladies’ Home Journal’s April, 1930 issue describes the times:


	Gay as seventeen...feminine as Eve...smart as an Easter hat...is this exquisite Eastman creation. Paris inspired, it reflects the mode of Spring. Aptly named, Kodak Petite is a lovely little camera no larger than your hand.


	Like all members of the famed Kodak family, it takes wonderful pictures...clean-cut, sparkling. And, so easily...you simply press a lever.

	On Easter, when you stroll about in a world that’s fresh from Fashion’s easel, take this dainty camera with you. You’ll not only add some remarkably good snapshots to your album, but you’ll add a bit of subtle flattery to your costume.

Kodak’s Petite, with neatly patterned cases to match, come in five alluring colors- a sparkling green, a warm gray, a delicate lavender, a robin’s egg blue, and a rich old rose.

Picture size is 1 3/8 X 2 1/2”. Price, with case to match, $7.50.

See Kodak Petite at any Kodak dealer’s.



	The special art-deco versions are very hard to find, especially with the original colored bellows intact. Most were replaced with the more durable black bellows which reduces collector value. The “step-pattern” version also came in five colors, but the “diamond-door” model only came in brown and is very hard to find. Several other versions were produced including rare “fraternal” models, a “lightning bolt” model (see Coquette) and several one-of-a-kind models.



			Rose Step Pattern Petite w/ original bellows and box. Brown Diamond Door Petite w/ original bellows and box. Any Petites in MINT condition.