The History of Kodak Roll Films

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This table gives the Kodak roll film sizes in the order they were introduced. These film numbers were not allocated or used until 1913. Before 1913 Kodak roll films were identified by the name of the camera in which they fit ie: No 4 Bullet Kodak or No 3 Bulls-eye etc. Further below you will find a list of model numbers and their corresponding picture size used before 1913.

Roll Film Number	On the Market	Life Span in Years	Original Image Size in Inches	First Camera Used In
101	1895-1956	61	3 1/2 X 3 1/2	2 Bullet
102	1895-1933	38	1 1/2 X 2	Pocket Kodak
103	1896-1949	53	4 X 5	4 Bullet
104	1896-1949	53	5 X 4	4 Cartridge Kodak
105	1897-1949	52	2 1/4 X 3 1/4	Folding Pocket Kodak
106	1898-?	?	3 1/2 X 3 1/2	2 Eureka
107	1898-?	?	3 1/4 X 4 1/4	Rollholder
108	1898-?	?	4 1/4 X 3 1/4	Rollholder
109	1898-?	?	4 X 5	Rollholder
110	1898-?	?	5 X 4	Rollholder
111	1898-?	?	6 1/2 X 4 3/4	Rollholder
112	1898-?	?	7 X 5	Rollholder
113	1898-?	?	9 X 12 cm	Rollholder
114	1898-?	?	12 X 9 cm	Rollholder
115	1898-1949	51	7 X 5	5 Cartridge Kodak
116	1899-1984	85	2 1/2 X 4 1/4	1A Folding Pocket Kodak
117	1900-1949	49	2 1/4 X 2 1/4	The Brownie
118	1900-1961	61	3 1/4 X 4 1/4	3 Folding Pocket Kodak
119	1900-1940	40	3 1/4 X 4 1/4	3 Cartridge Kodak
120	1901-present	--	2 1/4 X 3 1/4	2 Brownie
121	1902-1941	39	1 5/8 X 2 1/2	0 Folding Pocket Kodak
122	1903-1971	68	3 1/4 X 5 1/2	3A Folding Pocket Kodak
123	1904-1949	45	4 X 5	4 Screen Focus Kodak
124	1905-1961	56	3 1/4 X 4 1/4	3 Folding Brownie
125	1905-1949	44	3 1/4 X 5 1/2	2 Stereo Brownie
126	1906-?	?	4 1/4 X 6 1/2	4A Folding Kodak
127	1912-1995	83	1 5/8 X 2 1/2	Vest Pocket Kodak
128	1912-1941	29	2 1/4 X 1 1/2	1 Ensignette
129	1912-1951	39	3 X 2	2 Ensignette
130	1916-1961	45	2 7/8 X 4 7/8	2C Autographic Kodak
No 35	1916-?	?	32 X 44 mm	00 Cartridge Premo
220	?-present	--	?	?
616	1931/32-1984	52	2 1/2 X 4 1/4	Kodak Six-16
620	1932/32-1995	63	2 1/4 X 3 1/4	Kodak Six-20
135	1934-present	--	24 X 36 mm	Kodak Retina
828	1935-1985	50	28 X 40 mm	Kodak Bantam

This table is a list of numbers used consistently for roll film cameras from 1895 on but there were differences between the Kodak and Brownie model designations. Below are the most common model numbers and their picture size. Before 1913 this was the only way of film indentification. After 1913 the numbers listed above were used for roll identification.

Kodak Cameras	Brownie Cameras	Picture Size in Inches
0	0	1 5/8 X 2 1/2
1	2	2 1/4 X 3 1/4
1A	2A	2 1/2 X 4 1/4
2C	2C	2 7/8 X 4 7/8
3	3	3 1/4 X 4 1/4
3A	3A	3 1/4 X 5 1/2
4	-	4 X 5
4A	-	4 1/4 X 6 1/2
5	-	7 X 5