Camera: Brownie Starmite II

Name/Title

Camera: Brownie Starmite II

Entry/Object ID

2024.48.1

Description

The image shows a vintage Kodak Brownie Starmite II camera, characterized by its retro design with a flashbulb socket on the left and a viewfinder on the right. It has a textured gray body, a prominent lens in the center near the bottom with the Kodak logo, and marked settings for flash and daylight, making it an example of mid-20th-century photography equipment. The other photos show the reverse side of the camera, flashbulbs and user guide (a, b).

Context

This camera was used by Loren Malling during the 1960s.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.

Date made

circa 1963

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

Create Date

August 6, 2026

Update Date

August 6, 2026