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Kodak Brownie Reflex Camera and Box

Kodak
Overview

The camera is a rectangular shaped box, made from black plastic and silver metal with a long black cord attached. There is a hinged black metal flip-up viewfinder on the top of the camera. On the front of the camera, there is a circular glass viewfinder above a smaller circular glass lens and a small silver exposure button on the bottom left-hand side. At the base of the camera, there is a circular plastic film winding knob on the left-hand side and a circular plastic tripod screw on the right-hand side. There is a rusted metal open/close tab on the back of the camera.

The yellow camera box is very worn, the lid of the box has ‘Brownie / REFLEX’ ‘KODAK LIMITED LONDON’ written on the top.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-57-2018.11a-c
Item type
Objects
Material
Cardboard
Metal
Plastic
Width
85 mm
Height or length
120 mm
Depth
60 mm
Inscriptions and markings

On camera - 'Brownie REFLEX' 'MADE IN ENGLAND BY / KODAK LTD LONDON'
On camera box - 'Brownie / REFLEX’ ‘KODAK LIMITED LONDON'

Keywords
camera
PHOTOGRAPHY
Kodak
Place made
United Kingdom
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
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A black and silver rectangular Kodak Brownie camera next to a worn yellow camera box.
The camera is a rectangular shaped box, made from black plastic and silver metal with a long black cord attached. There is a hinged black metal flip-up viewfinder on the top of the camera. On the front of the camera, there is a circular glass viewfinder above a smaller circular glass lens and a small silver exposure button on the bottom left-hand side. At the base of the camera, there is a circular plastic film winding knob on the left-hand side and a circular plastic tripod screw on the right-hand side.

The yellow camera box is very worn, the lid of the box has ‘Brownie / REFLEX’ ‘KODAK LIMITED LONDON’ written on the top.
A rectangular black and silver Brownie Kodak Camera. There are two circular glass lenses on the front.
The camera is a rectangular shaped box, made from black plastic and silver metal with a long black cord attached. There is a hinged black metal flip-up viewfinder on the top of the camera. On the front of the camera, there is a circular glass viewfinder above a smaller circular glass lens and a small silver exposure button on the bottom left-hand side. At the base of the camera, there is a circular plastic film winding knob on the left-hand side and a circular plastic tripod screw on the right-hand side. There is a rusted metal open/close tab on the back of the camera.

The yellow camera box is very worn, the lid of the box has ‘Brownie / REFLEX’ ‘KODAK LIMITED LONDON’ written on the top.

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