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The '''Baby Brownie''' is a small, basic camera (art decó style), made of [[Bakelite]] with a flip-up [[Viewfinder#Frame_Finders|frame viewfinder]]. The shutter is operated by the lever under the lens. Cameras made for export have a "brief/time" button, above the lens. Both of these cameras were made in the USA. The cameras were manufactured from 1934 to 1941 in the USA and from 1948 to 1952 in the UK.
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The '''Baby Brownie''' is a small, basic camera (art decó style), made of [[Bakelite]] with a flip-up [[Viewfinder#Frame_Finders|frame viewfinder]]. The shutter is operated by the lever under the lens.
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Cameras made for export have a "brief/time" button, above the lens. Both of these cameras were made in the USA.
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The cameras were manufactured from 1934 to 1941 in the USA and from 1948 to 1952 in the UK.
  
* Inventor (Design Patent) : [[Walter Dorwin Teague]]
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* Inventor (Design Patent): [[Walter Dorwin Teague]]
  
 
* Manufacturer: [[Kodak]], [[Kodak Ltd.]]
 
* Manufacturer: [[Kodak]], [[Kodak Ltd.]]
  
* produced between : 1934 - 1952  
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* Produced between: 1934 - 1952  
  
* lens : Meniscus  
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* Lens: Meniscus  
  
* shutter : Rotary  
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* Shutter: Rotary  
  
* film type : [[127 film|127]]
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* Film type: [[127 film|127]]
  
* picture size : 6 x 4 cm
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* Picture size: 6 x 4 cm
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_baby_brownie/kodak_baby_brownie.htm Kodak Baby Brownie user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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* [https://patents.google.com/patent/USD92830 Baby Brownie Patent] - USD92830S, granted to [[Walter Dorwin Teague]] in July 1934
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* [http://www.cameraboussat.fr/dossier_collection/cible.php?%20id=52 Baby brownie export] at [http://www.cameraboussat.fr/index.php Au fil des images] (in French)
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11907 Baby Brownie uk] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=315 Baby Brownie export], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/babybrownie2.php Baby Brownie], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11907 Baby Brownie uk] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
 
* [http://jeanc.bouss1.free.fr/dossier_collection/cible.php?%20id=52 Baby brownie export] at [http://jeanc.bouss1.free.fr/ Au fil des images] (in French)
 
* [http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=w-95AAAAEBAJ Baby Brownie Patent] - D92830, granted to [[Walter Dorwin Teague]] in July 1934
 
  
[[Category: B|Baby Brownie]]
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[[Category: B|Baby Brownie Kodak]]
 
[[Category: K]]
 
[[Category: K]]
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[[Category: Kodak|Baby Brownie]]
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[[Category: Kodak Ltd.|Baby Brownie]]
 
[[Category: 1934]]
 
[[Category: 1934]]
 
[[Category: 127 film]]
 
[[Category: 127 film]]
 
[[Category: Bakelite]]
 
[[Category: Bakelite]]
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[[Category: Walter Dorwin Teague]]

Latest revision as of 05:33, 19 June 2022

The Baby Brownie is a small, basic camera (art decó style), made of Bakelite with a flip-up frame viewfinder. The shutter is operated by the lever under the lens. Cameras made for export have a "brief/time" button, above the lens. Both of these cameras were made in the USA. The cameras were manufactured from 1934 to 1941 in the USA and from 1948 to 1952 in the UK.

  • Produced between: 1934 - 1952
  • Lens: Meniscus
  • Shutter: Rotary
  • Picture size: 6 x 4 cm


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