Baby Brownie Special camera

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Baby Brownie Special camera

Entry/Object ID

006.032.002

Description

The Kodak Baby Brownie Special is a tiny Bakelite box camera made by Kodak in Rochester, NY, USA. It was produced between September 1938 and 1954. This was largely a replacement for the Kodak Baby Brownie, adding an optical viewfinder. Images were 15/8 x 2½ inches (~4x6.5cm) on 127 film. The body was made in two halves, held together by a sliding latch either side; the front panel carried the shutter, lens and film transport, the back box just the viewfinder and red window. http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Baby_Brownie_Special black bakelite case; ivory plastic knobs; black braided plastic handle; lens housing marked "Baby Brownie Special"; back stamped "Made in U.S.A. by/Eastman Kodak Co./Rochester, N.Y."

Acquisition

Notes

Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Camera

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Camera Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Photographic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Baby Brownie Special camera

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

January 4, 2012

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 16, 2025