Kodak sold a number of 35mm cameras (Ponys, Retinas, Signets etc.) in 1950-1960 period and then sometime towards the and of the 1960s stopped making 35mm cameras to focus on their new instamatic cameras.

In the 1980s other camera manufacturers started to introduce moderately priced 35mm point and shoot cameras. Of course Kodak could not be left out so they introduced a new line of 35mm cameras: the Japanese made (Chinon I believe) KR35 series, of which this camera (the VR35K14) was the top of the line.

For more information on the camera please read Mike Eckman’s usual interesting and thorough review here.