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+ | |image_text= [[Kodak No. 3A Folding Brownie Model A|1909 No 3A Folding Brownie Model A]] |
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+ | |image_text= [[Kodak 2 Beau Brownie|1930 Beau Brownie No 2A]]<br><small>by Capt Kodak</small> |
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+ | |image_text= 1946 Brownie Flash Six-20<br><small>by Terri Monahan</small> |
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− | || ''1960 Brownie Hawkeye Flash. Photo by Voxphoto. {{creative commons}}'' |
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+ | The original box brownie camera was introduced in 1900, for a new 117 film format yielding 6 exposures 2-1/4" square. One of the final appearances of the Brownie name occurred with a 110-cartridge camera sold by [[Kodak Ltd.]] in 1980.<ref name = "McKeown">{{McKeown12}}</ref> |
− | In the intervening years, Brownie cameras were sold which used 117, 120, 116, 124, 122, 125, 130, 127, 620, and 110 film sizes.<ref>[http://www.brownie-camera.com/list.shtml Brownie Model list] at [http://www.brownie-camera.com/ The Brownie Camera Page]</ref> One historically significant introduction was the No.2 Brownie of 1901. This model introduced 120 film,<ref |
+ | In the intervening years, Brownie cameras were sold which used 117, 120, 116, 124, 122, 125, 130, 127, 620, and 110 film sizes.<ref>[http://www.brownie-camera.com/list.shtml Brownie Model list] at [http://www.brownie-camera.com/ The Brownie Camera Page].</ref> One historically significant introduction was the No.2 Brownie of 1901. This model introduced [[120 film]],<ref name = "McKeown" /> which later proved to be the longest-surviving of all roll film sizes. |
− | At the time of the first 1900 model, the name "Brownie" would have been familiar to the North American public as a series of elf-like cartoon characters, introduced in 1883 by Canadian writer and illustrator Palmer Cox, which drew on the brownies of Scottish folk |
+ | At the time of the first 1900 model, the name "Brownie" would have been familiar to the North American public as a series of elf-like cartoon characters, introduced in 1883 by Canadian writer and illustrator Palmer Cox, which drew on the brownies of Scottish folk tradition<ref>[http://townshipsheritage.com/article/palmer-cox-1840-1924-creator-brownies Palmer Cox (1840–1924), Creator of The Brownies] at [http://www.townshipsheritage.com/home.html Townships Heritage Webmagazine], Quebec, Canada</ref>. Kodak advertised early Brownie cameras with its own drawings of elf-like creatures, but these do not seem to have been drawn by or licensed from Palmer Cox.<ref>[http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/brownies/kodak.html Brownie Camera Links] from [http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/cox_p/cox_p.html Palmer Cox] history posted at the Freemason's [http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/grandlodge.html Grand Lodge of BC and Yukon], Canada.</ref> |
− | The Brownie name is also considered to be a tribute to Kodak's camera designer Frank Brownell, whose designs contributed much to Kodak's early success. His Brownie design (a simple cardboard box-camera priced at just USD $1.00) was affordable even for children, thus carrying Kodak's goal of affordable mass-market photography even further. |
+ | The Brownie name is also considered to be a tribute to Kodak's camera designer [[Frank A. Brownell|Frank Brownell]], whose designs contributed much to Kodak's early success. His Brownie design (a simple cardboard box-camera priced at just USD $1.00) was affordable even for children, thus carrying Kodak's goal of affordable mass-market photography even further. |
− | Considering its long history, one can't rule out the possibility of the Brownie name reappearing again some day, presumably on a simple [[Kodak]] digital camera. |
+ | Considering its long history, one can't rule out the possibility of the Brownie name reappearing again some day, presumably on a simple [[Kodak]] digital camera. |
==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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+ | * [http://sites.google.com/site/fromthefocalplanetoinfinity/patents Kodak patents], a collection of over 1,200 Kodak patents, including some Brownie cameras. |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Cox Palmer Cox] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] |
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Cox Palmer Cox] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] |
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* [http://www.brownie-camera.com/ The Brownie Camera Page] by [http://www.brownie-camera.com/formmail.shtml Chuck Baker] |
* [http://www.brownie-camera.com/ The Brownie Camera Page] by [http://www.brownie-camera.com/formmail.shtml Chuck Baker] |
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+ | * [http://www.browniecamera.nl/ The Remigijus box Brownie Camera Page] by Remy Steller] |
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+ | * [http://www.picturenoise.com/Kodak%20Box/index.html A picture gallery using Kodak Brownie Box Camera] |
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+ | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeKo_imagettes.php Kodak's and Brownies] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand |
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+ | * Kodak Brownie Fans Facebook group, on https://www.facebook.com/groups/289854724547131/ |
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+ | [[Category:Kodak]] |
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+ | [[Category:B|Brownie]] |
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+ | [[Category:Toy cameras]] |
Latest revision as of 17:12, 19 January 2018
Brownies
1909 No 3A Folding Brownie Model A |
1930 Beau Brownie No 2A by Capt Kodak |
1946 Brownie Flash Six-20 by Terri Monahan |
The name "Brownie" was a trademark used by Kodak for an enormous variety of cameras, over an 80-year history. The common theme of all the cameras bearing the brand is that they were intended as affordable snapshot-takers, with few or no exposure or focus adjustments provided.
The original box brownie camera was introduced in 1900, for a new 117 film format yielding 6 exposures 2-1/4" square. One of the final appearances of the Brownie name occurred with a 110-cartridge camera sold by Kodak Ltd. in 1980.[1]
In the intervening years, Brownie cameras were sold which used 117, 120, 116, 124, 122, 125, 130, 127, 620, and 110 film sizes.[2] One historically significant introduction was the No.2 Brownie of 1901. This model introduced 120 film,[1] which later proved to be the longest-surviving of all roll film sizes.
At the time of the first 1900 model, the name "Brownie" would have been familiar to the North American public as a series of elf-like cartoon characters, introduced in 1883 by Canadian writer and illustrator Palmer Cox, which drew on the brownies of Scottish folk tradition[3]. Kodak advertised early Brownie cameras with its own drawings of elf-like creatures, but these do not seem to have been drawn by or licensed from Palmer Cox.[4]
The Brownie name is also considered to be a tribute to Kodak's camera designer Frank Brownell, whose designs contributed much to Kodak's early success. His Brownie design (a simple cardboard box-camera priced at just USD $1.00) was affordable even for children, thus carrying Kodak's goal of affordable mass-market photography even further.
Considering its long history, one can't rule out the possibility of the Brownie name reappearing again some day, presumably on a simple Kodak digital camera.
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover).
- ↑ Brownie Model list at The Brownie Camera Page.
- ↑ Palmer Cox (1840–1924), Creator of The Brownies at Townships Heritage Webmagazine, Quebec, Canada
- ↑ Brownie Camera Links from Palmer Cox history posted at the Freemason's Grand Lodge of BC and Yukon, Canada.
Links[]
- Kodak patents, a collection of over 1,200 Kodak patents, including some Brownie cameras.
- Palmer Cox at Wikipedia
- The Brownie Camera Page by Chuck Baker
- The Remigijus box Brownie Camera Page by Remy Steller]
- A picture gallery using Kodak Brownie Box Camera
- Kodak's and Brownies on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Kodak Brownie Fans Facebook group, on https://www.facebook.com/groups/289854724547131/