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- OBJECT TYPE
- MODERN ROLLFILM
- DATE
- 1939–1954
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2000.0231.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- MODEL
- BABY BROWNIE SPECIAL
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BAKELITE, METAL AND SYNTHETIC.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.2 cm
- Width
- 7.0 cm
- Height
- 9.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still cameras
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Kodak
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS CAMERA MFD. AND PRESUMABLY USED C. 1939- 1954.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON 127 SIZE PHOTOGRAPHIC ROLLFILM. - Technical
-
BABY BROWNIE SPECIAL CAMERA PRODUCED 4X6.5 CM EXPOSURE ON 127 ROLLFILM. FITTED WITH A RIGID OPTICAL FINDER; MENISCOUS LENS; AND ROTARY SHUTTER. ORIGINALLY SOLD FOR 1.25 US. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "BABY BROWNIE/ SPECIAL" cast in raised print around lens. "USE/ 127 FILM" AND "PATENTS U.S.A./ 1,997,331 2,234,716 2,246,257/ CANADA 1936 1939 1942/ T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." cast in raised print on interior. "Use Kodak 127 Film/ CYRA" marked in silver colour ink on inside right panel.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE.
- Finish
- DARK BROWN/BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC CASING; IVORY COLOURED KNOBS ON TOP AND LOWER FRONT LEFT; IVORY COLOUR BORDER ENCIRCLES LENS HOUSING.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Eastman Kodak Co., Camera, between 1939–1954, Artifact no. 2000.0231, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2000.0231.001/
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