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The first model released in the US was basic the Instamatic 100 model.
The following statement was deleted from the article, since no patents for the Instamatic (or any other invention) appear under this name:
"The inventor of the Instamatic Camera was Douglass Coate Harvey Sr. He died Friday, Sept. 26th at 1:20am."
Several patents for the Instamatic appear under the name Dean McCormack Peterson, who is correctly identified earlier in the article as the lead designer of the camera. Tony092357 ( talk) 15:16, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
According to this patent ( http://www.google.com/patents?id=ddtnAAAAEBAJ&dq=US+patent+3138081), the inventor of the film was the German Hubert Nerwin.
Douglass C. Harvey was an integral part of inventing the Instamatic camera. The patents are under Douglass C. Harvey, not Douglass Coate Harvey (his full name). Specifically mentioned in the above section linked patent ” 4 Claims. (Ci. 95-31) The present invention relates to photographic still cameras and roll film magazines for use therein, such cameras and magazines therefor being of the general type described in pending US. patent application, Serial No. 129,303, filed August 4, 1961, in the name of Douglass C. Harvey. More particularly, the invention relates to roll film magazines for use in such cameras and comprising molded, plastic components. This is a divisional application of my pending US. application, Serial No. 163,843, filed January 2, 1962.” https://patents.google.com/patent/US3138081?oq=US+patent+3138081 https://www.nae.edu/29245/Dr-Douglass-C-Harvey
The article doesn't seem to offer any explanation of why the Instamatic line was discontinued. Looking at the dates that it refers to (discontinued in 1988), the advent of digital cameras does not seem to explain it, since those arrived much later as affordable consumer cameras. — BarrelProof ( talk) 00:38, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
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It would help to edit your postings before making them public. For example:
The first model released in the US was basic the Instamatic 100 model.
The following statement was deleted from the article, since no patents for the Instamatic (or any other invention) appear under this name:
"The inventor of the Instamatic Camera was Douglass Coate Harvey Sr. He died Friday, Sept. 26th at 1:20am."
Several patents for the Instamatic appear under the name Dean McCormack Peterson, who is correctly identified earlier in the article as the lead designer of the camera. Tony092357 ( talk) 15:16, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
According to this patent ( http://www.google.com/patents?id=ddtnAAAAEBAJ&dq=US+patent+3138081), the inventor of the film was the German Hubert Nerwin.
Douglass C. Harvey was an integral part of inventing the Instamatic camera. The patents are under Douglass C. Harvey, not Douglass Coate Harvey (his full name). Specifically mentioned in the above section linked patent ” 4 Claims. (Ci. 95-31) The present invention relates to photographic still cameras and roll film magazines for use therein, such cameras and magazines therefor being of the general type described in pending US. patent application, Serial No. 129,303, filed August 4, 1961, in the name of Douglass C. Harvey. More particularly, the invention relates to roll film magazines for use in such cameras and comprising molded, plastic components. This is a divisional application of my pending US. application, Serial No. 163,843, filed January 2, 1962.” https://patents.google.com/patent/US3138081?oq=US+patent+3138081 https://www.nae.edu/29245/Dr-Douglass-C-Harvey
The article doesn't seem to offer any explanation of why the Instamatic line was discontinued. Looking at the dates that it refers to (discontinued in 1988), the advent of digital cameras does not seem to explain it, since those arrived much later as affordable consumer cameras. — BarrelProof ( talk) 00:38, 22 July 2021 (UTC)