Camera
- Object Name:
- Camera
- Object ID:
- 1990.076.02
- Creator:
- Eastman Kodak Co.
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NY
- Date:
- 1930-1940
- Description:
- Camera, Kodak "Brownie Special" box-type. Black metal with pebble-textured covering. Angled sides, from 3.5" wide at front to 4.75" wide at back. Lens housing marked "MADE IN U.S.A. / SIX-16 / BROWNIE SPECIAL" with lever for setting distance. Shutter button on top and right corner, winding knob, and handle on top. Release lever on bottom allows top to be lifted out with attached film holder. Label on bottom of film holder: "Use KODAK 616 FILM / MADE IN U.S.A. BY / EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", with patent numbers. "CAUTION: THIS CAMERA DOES NOT TAKE 116 FILM."
- Material:
- Metal
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-3.75 W-4.75 L-4.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased along with two other cameras and a View Master viewer for exhibit "An Eye for Eternity: 150 Years of N.H. Photography:"
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Cameras
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