Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera

Name/Title

Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera

Entry/Object ID

2006.072.001

Description

Brownie Hawkeye camera. Black Bakelite case. Grey plastic shutter release, film advance knob and flash release. Circular red window in back for viewing film image number. Brushed metal housing for viewfinder, lens and shutter. Silver metal rotating mechanism on top, marked “L” [for “locked” and “O” [for “open”]. Leather-textured plastic carrying handle. Oblong silver metal plate attached below shutter housing is printed in black and red: “BROWNIE [red circle with “Kodak”] HAWKEYE/CAMERA Flash MODEL”. [User’s] left side ports for flash attachment

Acquisition

Accession

2006.072

Source (if not Accessioned)

Bardsley, John

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

Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

March 6, 2014

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

September 5, 2023