This is my No.2 Portrait Box Brownie camera Model F. It is black in colour with a leather coating around a metal frame, not too heavy in weight and in great condition bar a few scratches which personal I feel show its age and how the owner used to love it and care for it. My parents bought this one as a present for me in Lichfield market for around £10.
This camera was made by Kodak Ltd produced in London, Great Britain between 1929 and 1935. It is a simple box metal-bodied camera for 2 1/4 (a quarter) inches by 3 1/4 inches photographs on 120 size roll-film. It is fitted with a 10cm meniscus lens and a supplementary portrait lens on a spring-loaded lever. It had focusing with a portrait lens, two brilliant view-finders, a film-advance indicated by a red window and a tripod socket.
This model was the first design to be produced by the new Kodak camera factory at Harrow and was made in a variety of coloured finishes. This included grey, claret, brown, red, green, blue and black. It also has two brilliant view-finders, a film-advance indicated by a red window and a tripod socket. The blue and black finishes ceased in 1933, green the following year, and production ended completely in 1935.
Other Box Brownie Models
No.2 Brownie
Model B
Made by Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester, USA. 1904.
It had a 10cm meniscus lens with three sliding stops, a spring powered sector with T & I settings. The body was made out of cardboard with a format of 8, 2 1/4 inches x 3 1/4 inches exposures on a 120 roll-film. It had no focusing but had two reflective view-finders and a film-advance indicated by a red window. It also had a sliding back catch, no surround view-finders and a film-advance handle with lugs.
Model D
Made by Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester, USA. 1914.
This model also had a 10cm meniscus lens with three sliding stops along with a spring powered sector and T & I settings. The body was made from cardboard with a format of 8, 2 1/4 inches x 3 1/4 inches exposures on a 120 roll-film. It had no focusing but had two reflective view-finders and a film-advance indicated by a red window. It also had a sliding back catch and a centre spring for film tension. The camera came with instructions and a tripod adapter in a box.
Model E
Made by the Canadian Kodak Co. in Toronto, Canada. 1920.
This camera had a 10cm meniscus lens with three sliding stops along with a spring powered sector shutter and T & I settings. The body was made from cardboard with a format of 8, 2 1/4 inches x 3 1/4 inches exposures on a 120 roll-film. It had no focusing but had two reflecting view-finders and a film-advance indicated by a red window. It also had a trigger guard and a 'D' back catch.
Model F (not portrait)
Made by Kodak Ltd in London, England. 1931.
This model had a 10cm meniscus lens with three sliding stops along with a spring powered sector shutter with T & I Settings. The body was made of metal with a format of 8, 2 1/4 inches x 3 1/4 inches exposures on a 120 roll-film. It also had no focusing but had two brilliant view-finders with a film-advance indicated by a red window. It had a bar type film-advance knob and a small back catch.
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