Kodak Beau Brownie

Five colours of Beau Brownie image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)

Kodak's strikingly-designed Beau Brownie exists in two versions: The N°2 Beau Brownie (for 120 film); and the slightly larger N°2A Beau Brownie (for 116 film). The two models appeared in October 1930 and disappeared in 1933, although the green and rose models were withdrawn earlier, in 1931. Their front faces are made of two-tone enamel. The geometrical figures are typical style Art Déco. They are due to the designer Walter Dorwin Teague. The possible colors are black, pink, blue, green and tan. The metal body is covered with imitation leather. The only adjustments were I & B shutter speeds and three choices of aperture, given by sliders on the top edge.

Links

• Art Decó
• Walter T.Dorwin
• Beau Brownies on Allan Detrich's site
• No.2 Beau Brownie at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
• No.2 Beau Brownie blue at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
• No.2A Beau Brownie at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
• No.2 Beau Brownie tan at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
• No.2 Beau Brownie pink and others... at www.vieilalbum.com

Kodak Nr. 2 Beau Brownie for 120 film image by jgs4309976 (Image rights)

No.2A and No.2 size comparison image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)