The camera in the middle is the Folding No. 1A Pocket Kodak with red bellows. It was made by Kodak from 1897 until 1898. It was designed by Frank Brownell. It took 2 1/4×3 1/4 exposures on Kodak 105 film rolls and had an Achromatic f/11 lens. The price was $10. The camera on the left is the Kodak No.1 Kodal Jr. which was made between 1910 and 1913. It used 116 size film. The camera on the right is the Kodo No. 0 Folding Brownie which was made between 1914 and 1935. It uses 127 film.
The Kodak No. 2 A folding pocket Brownie camera. Camera is a rectangular box with a black leather covering. Circular glass window at rear. Leather carry handle on top. Door at front folds down to reveal lens, shutter and bellows focusing mechanism. View finder is fixed. It was introduced in 1915 and used 116 size film.
The two models on the left are original models of the Brownie camera. The Brownie camera was introduced in 1900, creating a new mass market for photography. The Kodak Brownie Target Six-20 on the right didn't surface until 1946 and continued until 1952. It used 620 size film. Original price was $3.50.
These three camera are all Brownie No. 2 cameras. The one on the left is green in color and was produced from 1929 until 1933. It used 120 size roll film and sold for $2. The one on the right is the red model of the exact same Brownie. The camera came in red, grey, green blue brown as well as black. The one in the middle is the Fiftieth Anniversary of Kodak Model that was produced in 1930. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kodak these special camera were made to be distributed free thru Kodak dealers in North America to children who were 12 years old in 1930. This great camera was based on the No. 2 Hawk-Eye premium camera with tan leatherette covering, gift fittings and a gold foil anniversary sticker on it's side. It used 120 film with a picture of 2 1/4"x3 1/4". There were 557,000 made, and I have one!
Camera on the left is the Kodak Bantam and appeared in 1935. It had a 1:12.5 Doublet lens and a single speed shutter. Most Bantams were strut folders, which this one is. It used 828 film and was designed by the famous Walter Dorwin Teague. The camera on the right is the Baby Brownie Special that was made of Bakelite. Produced from September 1938 and 1954. It used 127 size film and had images that were 1 5/8"x2 1/2". The body was made in two halves, held together by a sliding latch on either side.
The camera on the left is the Brownie Hawkeye which was introduced in 1949 and was sold until 1961. It used 620 roll film and gave 2 1/4" square photographs. The original price was $5. The camera in the middle is the Instamatic 104 Model which used 110 size film. It was introduced in 1972 and this camera was innovative because of its ability to rotate flashcubes. The camera on the right is the Brownie Starflash which was introduced in 1957 and was discontinued in 1965. It used 127 size film and gave a photograph that was 1 5/8" square. It originally sold for $8.50 and the color shown here was produced from 1958 until 1960. They produced 4 different colors and one that had a Coca-Cola motif.
The Kodak No. 2 A folding pocket Brownie camera. Camera is a rectangular box with a black leather covering. Circular glass window at rear. Leather carry handle on top. Door at front folds down to reveal lens, shutter and bellows focusing mechanism. View finder is fixed. It was introduced in 1915 and used 116 size film.
The two models on the left are original models of the Brownie camera. The Brownie camera was introduced in 1900, creating a new mass market for photography. The Kodak Brownie Target Six-20 on the right didn't surface until 1946 and continued until 1952. It used 620 size film. Original price was $3.50.
These three camera are all Brownie No. 2 cameras. The one on the left is green in color and was produced from 1929 until 1933. It used 120 size roll film and sold for $2. The one on the right is the red model of the exact same Brownie. The camera came in red, grey, green blue brown as well as black. The one in the middle is the Fiftieth Anniversary of Kodak Model that was produced in 1930. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kodak these special camera were made to be distributed free thru Kodak dealers in North America to children who were 12 years old in 1930. This great camera was based on the No. 2 Hawk-Eye premium camera with tan leatherette covering, gift fittings and a gold foil anniversary sticker on it's side. It used 120 film with a picture of 2 1/4"x3 1/4". There were 557,000 made, and I have one!
This is an enlargement of the gold foil sticker on the side of the camera.
Camera on the left is the Kodak Bantam and appeared in 1935. It had a 1:12.5 Doublet lens and a single speed shutter. Most Bantams were strut folders, which this one is. It used 828 film and was designed by the famous Walter Dorwin Teague. The camera on the right is the Baby Brownie Special that was made of Bakelite. Produced from September 1938 and 1954. It used 127 size film and had images that were 1 5/8"x2 1/2". The body was made in two halves, held together by a sliding latch on either side.
The camera on the left is the Brownie Hawkeye which was introduced in 1949 and was sold until 1961. It used 620 roll film and gave 2 1/4" square photographs. The original price was $5. The camera in the middle is the Instamatic 104 Model which used 110 size film. It was introduced in 1972 and this camera was innovative because of its ability to rotate flashcubes. The camera on the right is the Brownie Starflash which was introduced in 1957 and was discontinued in 1965. It used 127 size film and gave a photograph that was 1 5/8" square. It originally sold for $8.50 and the color shown here was produced from 1958 until 1960. They produced 4 different colors and one that had a Coca-Cola motif.
The Duoflex IV was produced from 1947 until March of 1960. It used 620 roll film and had a 72mm, f/8 Kodar triplet lens. You could attach a flash unit to the side of it that used the large sized flash bulbs. You looked into the top viewing screen and viewed through the top lens while the photo was taken through the bottom lens. I have 2 of these, the one shown being the lesser quality of the two.
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