Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Exterior covering- leatherette, enamel. Body- metal, cardboard, wood. Lens housing- wood, metal. Shutter housing- metal, wood. Lens- glass. Viewfinder- metal frame, glass. Box- cardboard.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

14,5 cm

Largeur

9,5 cm

Hauteur

14,2 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Photographie

Catégorie

Appareils-photos

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Kodak

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Toronto

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

Canada

Kodak restyled its basic box camera with a metallic, linear faceplate design. Designer Walter Dorwin Teague created Art Deco faceplates that gave a fresh look. His work has also been noticed in the Beau Brownies in the 30's (Ref.5). Eastman saw that if the cost could be reduced, more people, and in particular children, might take up photography. Frank Brownell designed the Brownie camera which was launched in 1900. It was named after the little characters created by the popular Canadian children's author and illustrator Palmer Cox. By adopting the name and using the characters in advertising, Eastman gained a major marketing advantage. Kodak Canada was founded by Eastman Kodak in 1899 in a Toronto shop where employees cut sheet film and fitted lenses on cameras to support the growing potential for a photographic market in Canada. As Canadian interest in photography grew, the company expanded across the country throughout the 20th century to produce in all aspects of photography including still and movie cameras, film, x-ray film, photocopy paper, and photographic chemicals under many popular names including Brownie, Kodacolor, Carousel, and Supermatic. Several Brownie Target Six-16 cameras were used in the army air force and sea service. These cameras can be distinguished by the army air force logo on the side of the camera.

Fonction

To record still images on photographic film.

Technique

A box rollfilm camera that produced 2¼ X 4¼ inch images on 616 film using a meniscus lens with two sliding stop aperture settings and a rotary shutter (Ref.4).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Around camera face: 'BROWNIE/ TARGET/ SIX-16/ MADE IN CANADA BY/ CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED'; Info. on leather handle reads: 'BROWNIE TARGET/ SIX-16'. Info. inside camera reads: 'BROWNIE TARGET CAMERA SIX-16/ MADE IN TORONTO, CANADA BY/ CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED/ TRADE MARK REGISTERED/ LOAD WITH/ Kodak 616 Film/ CAUTION/ THIS CAMERA DOES NOT TAKE 116 FILM/ PATENTED IN CANADA 1932, 1942'.

Manque

S/O

Fini

Exterior finishing is black & silver. Body, lens housing, and shutter-housing are black. The viewfinder is silver & colourless. The original camera box is yellow with black, red and yellow lettering

Décoration

Vertical silver parallel stripes on camera face