Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

48534

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Leather exterior covering. Body and lens housing are made of wood and metal. Metal shutter housing.Ground glass lens. Leather and cloth bellows.

Dimensions

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

Longueur

21,5 cm

Largeur

5,2 cm

Hauteur

10,2 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

Folding Pocket cameras led the way to a whole new generation of popular cameras introducing a smaller image size and a compact aluminium body. The name was changed several times although the camera was on the scene to record the turning of a century, the World War, and the Great Depression (McKeown, 29). 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.

Fonction

To record still images on photographic film.

Technique

A camera that produced 2½ X 4¼ inch images on 116 film using a meniscus achromatic lens and a pocket achromatic shutter (McKeown, 48).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Info on handle: ‘No. 2 A FOLDING POCKET BROWNIE’; Info. around lens reads: ‘BROWNIE/ EKC [Co. logo]/ AUTOMATIC/ MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A./ PATENTED/ APRIL 21, 1908, AUG. 31, 1909’; Info. inside camera reads: ‘NO. 2 A FOLDING POCKET BROWNIE CAMERA/ MODEL A/ PATENTED IN U.S.A./ SEP.25.1894 JUL.8.1902/ JAN.21.1909 NOV.18.1902/ SEP.7.1909./ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A./ MANUFACTURED BY/ CANADIAN KODAK COMPANY. LIMITED./ TORONTO, CANADA’; Serial number ‘48534’ on bottom of camera.

Manque

S/O

Fini

Black exterior covering. Black lens housing. Red bellows with brown lining. Black body and shutter housing.

Décoration

S/O