No 2A Brownie Camera
c. 1924 - 1933A black embossed leather and metal Brownie camera and spool box. There is a black leather strap on the top for a handle. The camera has a top and right side view finder, there is a metal winder on the right hand side. On the right hand side near the front of the camera is a metal lever which slides down to take the photograph. There is a clasp on the top of the camera which allows the two sections to come apart. On the top of the camera to the left of the viewfinder are two metal levers which slide upwards. The middle lever controls the aperture of the lens, there are three positions. At the highest position of the lever gives the smallest aperture. The smaller left lever controls the shutter speed.
Details
Details
Embossed on the leather strap is "BROWNIE".
Embossed on the back of the box is a circle, the lettering around the inner edge is "No 2A BROWNIE MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK ROCHESTER N.Y.". In the inner circle is embossed in three lines is "USE FILM", "No", "116".
On the inside of the back cover in nine lines of red stamped lettering is "No. 2A BROWNIE", "Mod. C", "Patented in", "U.S.A.", "Oct. 6, 1914", "Feb. 1, 1916", "Mar. 21, 1916", "Patents", "Pending".
An article which describes the history of the Kodak Brownie and the different models.
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Copyright and Reference
Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
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