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- Description
- a) A No. 2A Kodak Brownie camera, a model C. It is a black box camera with a black leatherette covering and a black handle. It has a top-down view finder and a removeable back and front.
b) The removable front with the same black leatherette covering and metal sections. Printed on the inside in red…
- Manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Company
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Start Date
- 1924
- End Date
- 1936
- Description
- a) A No. 2A Kodak Brownie camera, a model C. It is a black box camera with a black leatherette covering and a black handle. It has a top-down view finder and a removeable back and front.
b) The removable front with the same black leatherette covering and metal sections. Printed on the inside in red lettering is "No. 2A BROWNIE Mod. C Patented in U.S.A. Oct. 6,1914 Feb. 1, 1916 Mar. 21, 1916 Patents Pending". Embossed on the top is "NO 2A BROWNIE MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN KODAK CO. LTD TORONTO ONT."
c) The removable back with the same black leatherette covering and a metal inside.
- Narrative
- The 2A Brownie was introduced in 1907, and the Model C
was introduced in April 1924. It featured improvements such
as: an aluminum body, tripod sockets, hinged back with
spring latch, and a finer grain leatherette covering.
- Height
- 15.4
- Width
- 8.3
- Length
- 12.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Accession No.
- 2013.24.89 a-c
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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