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The Baby Brownie is a small, basic camera (art deco style), made of Bakelite with a flip-up frame viewfinder. Its construction was protected by a patent (Design for a camera casing) USD92830S. The shutter is operated by the lever under the lens. Cameras made for export have additionally a “brief/time” button (B setting), above the lens. The cameras were manufactured from 1934 to 1941 in the USA and from 1948 to 1952 in the UK. Versions made with a “brief/time” button were manufactured in the years 1936 to 1939 in the US and in the 2051 in UK.
The camera was a very cheap. Price in the U.S. in 1941 was $ 1, while the export version cost in France from 25 francs (in the 1935) to 36 francs in the 1940.
Specification:
- Inventor (Design Patent) : Walter Dorwin Teague
- Manufacturer: Kodak, Kodak Ltd.
- Produced between : 1934 – 1952
- Lens : Meniscus
- Shutter : Rotary (one setting)
- Film type : 127
- Picture size : 6,5 x 4 cm
Data of my collection
The camera in the export version (made in USA) acquired by purchase for PLN 34.40 + shipping. Mechanically was efficient, the housing cracks were caused by the film rollers. Such a small manufacturing defect …. Along with the camera I got the original bag.
More:
- https://jeanc.bouss1.free.fr/dossier_collection/cible.php?%20id=52
- https://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11907
- https://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/appareil-721-Kodak_Baby%20Brownie.html
- https://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/appareil-315-Kodak_Baby%20Brownie%20%28export%29.html#FT
- https://www.google.com/patents/USD92830?printsec=drawing&hl=pl#v=onepage&q&f=false
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/52013582@N07/7420109106
- https://www.cameramanuals.org/kodak_pdf/kodak_baby_brownie.pdf
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