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''Kodak bought the Blair company in 1899, and made many cameras using the name Hawkeye, including the [[Baby Hawkeye (Kodak)|Baby Hawkeye]], a small box camera.'' | ''Kodak bought the Blair company in 1899, and made many cameras using the name Hawkeye, including the [[Baby Hawkeye (Kodak)|Baby Hawkeye]], a small box camera.'' | ||
| − | The '''Baby Hawk-Eye''' is a box camera made by [[Blair]] in about 1896. It has a wooden body with leather covering, and makes twelve 2x2½ inch pictures on daylight-loading roll film.<ref name=McK>Very brief entry in {{McKeown12}} p142.</ref><ref name=HC>[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/ | + | The '''Baby Hawk-Eye''' is a box camera made by [[Blair]] in about 1896. It has a wooden body with leather covering, and makes twelve 2x2½ inch pictures on daylight-loading roll film.<ref name=McK>Very brief entry in {{McKeown12}} p142.</ref><ref name=HC>[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=426 Baby Hawk-Eye] at [http://historiccamera.com/ Historic Camera]</ref> The camera has a brilliant finder and an everset 'T' and 'I' shutter.<ref name=HC/> McKeown describes it as similar to Kodak's [[Pocket Kodak]] cameras of the same time.<ref name=McK/> |
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| Baby Hawk-Eye Ad (bottom) in Munsey's Magazine image by Charlie Kamerman (Image rights) |
Kodak bought the Blair company in 1899, and made many cameras using the name Hawkeye, including the Baby Hawkeye, a small box camera.
The Baby Hawk-Eye is a box camera made by Blair in about 1896. It has a wooden body with leather covering, and makes twelve 2x2½ inch pictures on daylight-loading roll film.[1][2] The camera has a brilliant finder and an everset 'T' and 'I' shutter.[2] McKeown describes it as similar to Kodak's Pocket Kodak cameras of the same time.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Very brief entry in 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). p142.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baby Hawk-Eye at Historic Camera
