2 February 1900
Feb 3, 2019 11:27:24 #
Michael1079 wrote:
Saw this posted on FB. Loved the advertisement: "Any school-boy or girl can make good pictures..."
2 February 1900 – Today in History – Eastman Kodak Company introduced the 1 dollar "Brownie Box Camera".
2 February 1900 – Today in History – Eastman Kodak Company introduced the 1 dollar "Brownie Box Camera".
Here's a fun link:
https://www.brownie-camera.com/hawkeye.shtml
I had an early 1960s Hawkeye Flashfun. It used AA batteries, 127 Verichrome Pan or 127 Kodacolor film, and AG-1 peanut flash bulbs (clear for B&W; blue for color).
Feb 3, 2019 12:55:15 #
aellman wrote:
And best of ll, it was medium format! Alan <<
You mean even bigger than FULL FRAME!!!! WOW, do we under rate Kodak (Eastman's) contributions today. Their leading developments through the entire era of film photography were monumental, as was heir long term support for Photographic study and fine art. As a High School photographer, I got many rolls of film, and educational materials (used to teach myself) free from Kodak.
It is amazing to remember how such a Corporate GIANT failed to develop their DIgital patents for fear of "Cannibalizing" their film user base. And they consequently were cannibalized by others who used Kodak's own technology to destroy them.
Amazingly, Canon, inventors and of Laser Printing technology managed to maintain leadership in other markets while "ceding" dominance to Xerox and HP. For a while the profits from Printers kept HP afloat amidst product line reorganizations and Leadership crises more numerous than most corporations could withstand.
I miss my Duoflex and Pony and my Dad's Signet.
C
And Plus X, too.
Feb 3, 2019 13:39:50 #
There may be someone who'd like seeing some images from this old camera. The model used here was the 1905 Brownie2, which my grandparents bought to record their honeymoon in San Antonio in 1908. The camera was still around when I was growing up in the 50s, but I can't swear it was still working. The whole album, which spans 1908 until the start of WWII, is one of my treasures. My grandmother is the woman in the big hat in the third photo. I included some of the album page on one scan to show how they were mounted, glued on black paper with writing in white pencil that identified each shot.
Feb 3, 2019 14:14:55 #
exakta56 wrote:
Thanks for sharing this old ad. I started out with a Brownie Hawkeye in 1949.
The first camera I ever used was also a Brownie Hawkeye. I remember a flash that had a reflector that retracted in a circular motion. I also remember later using flash cubes.
Feb 3, 2019 15:12:42 #
It had one area(slot?) and would hold 6 pictures all in RAW.😏quote=rplain1]How many memory card slots did it have?[/quote]
Feb 3, 2019 16:32:14 #
neolitic
Loc: Indianapolis
BebuLamar wrote:
I believe some of those have built in card and not removable by user. I think some of those came preloaded with film and you send the camera to Kodak for processing and reload.
The preloaded cameras were the predecessors to the Brownie. The Brownie was the digital revolution!
Feb 3, 2019 18:29:11 #
This is my brother and me with our first cameras. Like a plastic brownie.
Feb 3, 2019 18:33:23 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
rplain1 wrote:
How many memory card slots did it have?
Not sure any Brownies had any card slots. My Olympus OM2n had one on the back. It held the flap from the film box to remind me what film was loaded in the camera.
I guess it was more of a "pro level" camera.
Feb 3, 2019 20:35:26 #
minniev wrote:
There may be someone who'd like seeing some images... (show quote)
Thank you for posting those! Your grandmother had wonderful penmanship. That is definitely a big hat!
Feb 3, 2019 22:22:11 #
mas24 wrote:
I read an article about this camera, some years ago, but they never posted a picture of it. Before 1900, the working class could afford to pay for each photo taken. Usually at a studio. Kodak made this for the working class. In order to do more than one photo, on your behalf. It sold well, according to that article I read. Thanks for posting this. Here's another article. https://www.fi.edu/history-resources/kodak-brownie-camera
In this article, it makes mention of "a company in Saint Louis" (Missouri) that Eastman bought control over. I think that this company was the "M. A. Seed Dryplate Company".
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Feb 4, 2019 10:39:16 #
Michael1079 wrote:
Saw this posted on FB. Loved the advertisement: "Any school-boy or girl can make good pictures..."
2 February 1900 – Today in History – Eastman Kodak Company introduced the 1 dollar "Brownie Box Camera".
2 February 1900 – Today in History – Eastman Kodak Company introduced the 1 dollar "Brownie Box Camera".
I loved seeing this ad. It looks like the old box camera my mother used. A simple construction, she held it at waist-level and clicked. I get a lot of pleasure looking at the old black-and-whites she took of me as a kid.
Feb 4, 2019 11:44:45 #
minniev wrote:
There may be someone who'd like seeing some images... (show quote)
This illustrates the historical importance of photography quite well! These are priceless windows into past moments. They show what life was like over a century ago. Many of us have a few images from that era. Some are lucky to have many. We can learn a lot by reviewing them every now and then.
Feb 4, 2019 14:48:43 #
BlueMorel wrote:
In 1930 they gave away Brownie cameras to every child who turned 12. My Mom was one of those and now I have it.
Thanks for sharing that!
Feb 4, 2019 14:49:46 #
James R wrote:
In this article, it makes mention of "a company in Saint Louis" (Missouri) that Eastman bought control over. I think that this company was the "M. A. Seed Dryplate Company".
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Feb 4, 2019 14:50:14 #
hassighedgehog wrote:
This is my brother and me with our first cameras. Like a plastic brownie.
Great pic!
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