Popular Brownie
Camera
1950-1959 (manufactured)
1950-1959 (manufactured)
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The Brownie was the name of an easy-to-use and inexpensive camera made by the Eastman Kodak company. The first Brownie was made in 1900 and the series was so popular that it continued to be produced for the next seventy years. The Brownie was named after characters that appeared in humorous verse cartoons by the Canadian author, Palmer Cox (1840-1924). These characters, the Brownies, often appeared in advertisements for the early Brownie cameras.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Popular Brownie (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Card, metal and leather |
| Brief description | Metal and card box Popular Brownie camera made in England by Kodak in the 1950s |
| Physical description | Card box with a black leather coating with a snake skin effect. On the top of the box is a brown leather handle fastened with two metal pins and in the front left corner is a glass window with metal edges. The sides of the box are fastened together with metal hinges. The front of the camera has two small glass windows and in the centre is the lens. The lens has a metal band around it that reads 'Popular Brownie Takes 620 Kodak Film'. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Popular Brownie Takes 620 Kodak Film' (on metal band around lens) |
| Summary | The Brownie was the name of an easy-to-use and inexpensive camera made by the Eastman Kodak company. The first Brownie was made in 1900 and the series was so popular that it continued to be produced for the next seventy years. The Brownie was named after characters that appeared in humorous verse cartoons by the Canadian author, Palmer Cox (1840-1924). These characters, the Brownies, often appeared in advertisements for the early Brownie cameras. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.12-2004 |
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| Record created | November 2, 2004 |
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