2 February 1900: Saw this posted on FB. Loved the advertisement: "Any school-boy or girl can make good pictures..." 2 February 1900 – Today in History

Michael1079 Loc: Indiana

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".

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mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I read an article about this camera, some years ago, but they never posted a picturre of it. Before 1900, the working class could afford to payfor 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

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

In 1930 they gave away Brownie cameras to every child who turned 12. My Mom was one of those and now I have it.

dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia

the only camera I have ever had was a Box Brownie..........

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Nice, thanks for posting.

Don

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

My dad had one and gave it to me when I was 6 or 7. I really enjoyed it and for Christmas about a year later I was given a 110 Instamatic. I've often wondered what happened to that old box camera.

If I were to follow the Konmari philosophy of thanking an object for it's service, I would definitely thank that old box camera for being the camera to start me on my photographic journey.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

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".

And this was (well, a later version) was the first camera Ansel Adams got in 1916 when he was 14.

http://castle.eiu.edu/wow/classes/fa03/aatime.html

exakta56 Loc: Orford,New Hampshire

Thanks for sharing this old ad. I started out with a Brownie Hawkeye in 1949.

Shoeless_Photographer Loc: Lexington

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".

I had one similar to that when I was knee high to a duck. Not sure if it was a Kodak Brownie. It's sitting up at my dad's now.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

And today -

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=kodak+brownie&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1

rplain1 Loc: Dayton, Oh.

How many memory card slots did it have?

BebuLamar

I never used or owned any of the Brownie.

Michael1079 Loc: Indiana

rplain1 wrote:

How many memory card slots did it have?

LOL! Would that be SD or Compact Flash? Thanks for the chuckle!

BebuLamar

Michael1079 wrote:

LOL! Would that be SD or Compact Flash? Thanks for the chuckle!

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.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

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".

And best of ll, it was medium format! Alan <<