The Polaroid 430 Land cameras were made in the 1970s, and sell for $15-$100. A collector can easily pick-up a cheap 430, because the film is expensive and not likely to be available indefinitely.
Polaroid began manufacturing the first Polaroid (Polaroid 95 Land Camera) in 1948. If you have a 1947 camera, it's a prototype.
The Polaroid Model 95 Land Camera cost $89.75. That was their only camera in 1950.
According to company records, Polaroid didn't make a J85 model camera. The two closest matches are the J66 and the Colourpack 85. The latter camera was the same as the Colorpack 82, but branded for the European market. Also Polaroid made 185 camera, which some could read as J85.
The invention of modern instant cameras is generally credited to American scientist Edwin Land, who unveiled the first commercial instant camera, the Land Camera, in 1947, 10 years after founding the Polaroid Corporation.
Edwin Land, was the Polaroid Model 95, the world's first viable instant-picture camera known as a Land Camera after its inventor..
Vintage Polaroid 420 Land Camera w/manual and optional Focused Flash is $9.99.
You can probably find it on sale at eBay.
Polaroid began manufacturing the first Polaroid (Polaroid 95 Land Camera) in 1948. If you have a 1947 camera, it's a prototype.
~$50 if you're lucky. No film available
The first Polaroid camera was the Polaroid 95 Land Camera, manufactured from 1948-1953.You can see a picture of this camera via Related Links, below.
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The Polaroid Model 95 Land Camera cost $89.75. That was their only camera in 1950.
Very little because it's almost impossible to get the films for them.
According to company records, Polaroid didn't make a J85 model camera. The two closest matches are the J66 and the Colourpack 85. The latter camera was the same as the Colorpack 82, but branded for the European market. Also Polaroid made 185 camera, which some could read as J85.
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Edwin Land created the Polaroid Camera. He was a physicist and, of course, patented his idea for the instant camera. He also founded the Polaroid Corporation itself.